George Gray | |
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 Grayc. 1899 | |
| Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
| In office March 29, 1899 – June 1, 1914 | |
| Appointed by | William McKinley |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 30 Stat. 846 |
| Succeeded by | Victor Baynard Woolley |
| Judge of theUnited States Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit | |
| In office March 29, 1899 – December 31, 1911 | |
| Appointed by | William McKinley |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 30 Stat. 846 |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| United States Senator fromDelaware | |
| In office March 18, 1885 – March 3, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas F. Bayard |
| Succeeded by | L. Heisler Ball |
| Attorney General of Delaware | |
| In office 1879–1885 | |
| Governor | John W. Hall Charles C. Stockley |
| Preceded by | John B. Penington |
| Succeeded by | John Henry Paynter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Gray (1840-05-04)May 4, 1840 New Castle, Delaware, U.S. |
| Died | August 7, 1925(1925-08-07) (aged 85) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Resting place | Presbyterian Cemetery New Castle, Delaware |
| Party | Democratic |
| Relatives | Andrew C. Gray (father) Hamilton S. Hawkins (brother-in-law) Hamilton S. Hawkins III (nephew)[1][2][3] |
| Education | Princeton University (AB,AM) Harvard Law School read law |
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George Gray (May 4, 1840 – August 7, 1925) was aUnited States senator fromDelaware and aUnited States circuit judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and theUnited States Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit.
Gray was born on May 4, 1840, inNew Castle,New Castle County, Delaware,[4] the son ofAndrew C. Gray (1804–1885), a lawyer, banker, businessman, and public official in the U.S. state ofDelaware. The younger Gray attended the common schools, received anArtium Baccalaureus degree in 1859 from the College of New Jersey (nowPrinceton University), anArtium Magister degree in 1863 from the same institution, attendedHarvard Law School, thenread law with his father and was admitted to the bar in 1863.[4] He entered private practice in New Castle from 1863 to 1879.[4] He was theAttorney General of Delaware from 1879 to 1885.[4]
Gray was a member of thePermanent Court of Arbitration atThe Hague from 1900 to 1925.
Gray was elected as aDemocrat to theUnited States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofUnited States SenatorThomas F. Bayard.[5] He was reelected in 1887 and 1893 and served from March 18, 1885, to March 3, 1899.[5] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1899.[5] He was Chairman of the Committee on Patents for the53rd United States Congress; Chairman of the Committee on Privileges and Elections for the 53rd United States Congress; and Chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims for the55th United States Congress.[5]
On March 29, 1899, Gray received arecess appointment from PresidentWilliam McKinley to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and theUnited States Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit, to a new joint seat authorized by 30 Stat. 846.[4] He was nominated to the same position by McKinley on December 11, 1899.[4] He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on December 18, 1899, and received his commission the same day.[4] On December 31, 1911, the Circuit Courts were abolished and he thereafter served only on the Court of Appeals.[4] His service ended when he retired on June 1, 1914.[4]
Gray was proposed as a nominee for the presidency at the1904 and1908 Democratic conventions. In 1904, he received only 12 votes, and in 1908 he received 50.5 votes, finishing second behindWilliam Jennings Bryan.[6]
Gray was a member of the Joint High Commission which met inQuebec,Canada, in August 1898 to settle differences between the United States and Canada.[5] He was a member of the commission to arrange the terms of theTreaty of Paris between the United States andSpain in 1898.[7] He was Chairman of the commission to investigate conditions of the coal strike inPennsylvania in 1902.[5] He was appointed by President McKinley to thePermanent Court of Arbitration atThe Hague,Netherlands, in 1900.[5] He was reappointed in 1906 by PresidentTheodore Roosevelt, in 1912 by PresidentWilliam Howard Taft and in 1920 by PresidentWoodrow Wilson.[5] He was a member of several commissions established to arbitrate various international disputes.[5] He was a member of the Board of Regents of theSmithsonian Institution from 1890 to 1925.[5] He was Vice President and trustee of theCarnegie Endowment for International Peace.[5]
Gray died on August 7, 1925, inWilmington, Delaware.[4] He was interred in Presbyterian Cemetery in New Castle.[5]
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator from Delaware 1885–1899 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Attorney General of Delaware 1879–1885 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Seat established by 30 Stat. 846 | Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit 1899–1911 | Seat abolished |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 1899–1914 | Succeeded by | |
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