Charles McNeill Gray

Charles Gray
15th Mayor of Chicago
In office 1853–1854
Preceded by	Walter S. Gurnee
Succeeded by	Isaac Milliken
Personal details
Born	March 7, 1807(1807-03-07) Sherburne, New York
Died	October 17, 1885(1885-10-17) (aged 78) Chicago, Illinois, United States
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Chicago, Illinois

Charles McNeill Gray (March 7, 1807 in Sherburne, New York - October 17, 1885; buried in Graceland Cemetery) served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1853–1854) for the Democratic Party.

Gray arrived in Chicago on July 17, 1834 and took a job as a clerk for Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard, later working for Peter Cohen. By 1844 he was a candle maker with his own shop. He subsequently worked as a manufacturer, contractor and railroad man.^[1] He was elected mayor in 1853.

References

1. ^ Gale, Edwin O. (1902). Reminiscences of Early Chicago and Vicinity. Chicago: Revell. pp. 386. 

External links

• Inaugural Address
• Charles McNeill Gray at Chicago public library
• Gray, Charles McNeill, 12th Mayor of Chicago (1807-1885) at The Political Graveyard

Persondata
Name	Gray, Charles McNeill
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	March 7, 1807
Place of birth	Sherburne, New York
Date of death	October 17, 1885
Place of death	Chicago, Illinois, United States