George Gray (Pennsylvanian)
- George Gray (Pennsylvanian)
George Gray (1725–1800) of Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, near Philadelphia, served as a member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly and as its Speaker in 1783.
While Speaker of the Assembly, Gray served, ex officio, as a trustee of the University of the State of Pennsylvania (now the University of Pennsylvania).
Gray married Martha Ibbetson (or Ibison), November 25, 1752.
He was the author of "Treason Resolution", ordering paper currency, for which he was turned out of the Quaker Meeting.
He was on the Committee of Safety when appointed chairman of the Board of War.
Gray was a signatory to ratification of the first United States Constitution by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1787. [ [http://www.usconstitution.net/rat_pa.html Pennsylvania signatories to its ratification of the Constitution, December 12, 1787] ]
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External links
* [http://www.archives.upenn.edu/histy/features/1700s/people/gray_george.html University of Pennsylvania historical site]
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