Edwin Gray

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Edwin Gray (July 18, 1743 – 18??) was an eighteenth century and nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.

Born in Southampton County, Virginia, Gray attended the College of William and Mary and later served in the House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775. He was a member of the Virginia Convention in 1774, 1775 and 1776, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1776, 1779, 1787, 1788 and 1791 and a member of the Virginia State Senate from 1777 to 1779. Gray was elected a Democratic-Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1798, serving from 1799 to 1813. He died in Nansemond County, Virginia.

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Preceded by
Carter B. Harrison		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 10th congressional district
March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803		 Succeeded by
John Dawson
Preceded by
John Taliaferro		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 19th congressional district
March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813		 Succeeded by
Peterson Goodwyn


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