George Gray (Pennsylvanian)
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George Gray owner and operator 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.
Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Grays Ferry, also known as Gray's Ferry, is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia bounded by 25th Street on the east, the Schuylkill River on the west, Vare Avenue on the south, and Grays Ferry Avenue on the north. The section of this neighborhood west of 34th Street is also known as The Forgotten...
, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, 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
University of the State of Pennsylvania
The University of the State of Pennsylvania,which was a Charitable school first in 1740, one-hundred and four years before Harvard and thirty-nine years before Yale. in...
(now the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
).
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
Committee of Safety (American Revolution)
Many Committees of Safety were established throughout Colonial America at the start of the American Revolution. These committees started to appear in the 1760s as means to discuss the concerns of the time, and often consisted of every male adult in the community...
when appointed chairman of the Board of War.
Gray was a signatory to ratification of the first United States Constitution
United States Constitution
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States.The first three...
by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1787.