Charles McNeill Gray
American politician
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Charles McNeill Gray (June 13, 1807 – October 17, 1885) served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1853–1854). He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Preceded byWalter S. Gurnee
Succeeded byIsaac Milliken
BornJune 13, 1807
Sherburne, New York
DiedOctober 17, 1885 (aged 78)
Chicago, Illinois
Charles Gray | |
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| 15th Mayor of Chicago | |
| In office March 7, 1853[1] – March 15, 1854[2] | |
| Preceded by | Walter S. Gurnee |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Milliken |
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| Born | June 13, 1807 Sherburne, New York |
| Died | October 17, 1885 (aged 78) Chicago, Illinois |
| Resting place | Graceland Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
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Biography
Charles McNeill Gray was born in Sherburne, New York on June 13, 1807.[3][4] He arrived in Chicago on July 17, 1834, and took a job as a clerk for Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard, later working for Peter Cohen, a retail merchant. By 1844 he was a candle maker with his own shop. He subsequently worked as a manufacturer, contractor and railroad man.[5] He was elected mayor in 1853.
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He died at his home in Chicago on October 17, 1885, and was buried at Graceland Cemetery.[3]
