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About William Gray
William Gray was a Massachusetts merchant and politician. Born into a lower-class family in Lynn, Massachusetts, he managed to build his own business and rise through the state's political ranks, becoming the richest man in New England, and in the eyes of many the richest man in all of America. Prior to the War of 1812, William Gray had the largest private fleet in the United States with 60 square-rigged vessels.
Everything about William Gray →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, member of the State Senate of Massachusetts
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- July 8, 1750
- Died
- November 3, 1825