| Beverly R. Grayson | |
| Office: | Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives |
| Term Start: | 1821 |
| Term End: | 1822 |
| Predecessor: | Edward Turner |
| Successor: | Gerard C. Brandon |
| Birth Date: | 1782 |
| Death Date: | 1843 |
Beverly R. Grayson (1782 – 1843) was an American public official and state legislator in Mississippi. He served as a clerk of the territorial supreme court until 1808,[1] and represented Adams County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1820 and 1821.[2] He served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1821.[3]
He was appointed Register of the Land Office at Washington, in the state of Mississippi.[4]
He ran for election to Congress in the Mississippi 1826 special and 1826 general election.[5] He announced his candidacy for Mississippi governor in the 1827 election but lost to Gerard Brandon.[6] [7] Grayon ran for election to the State Senate in 1839.[8]
He was on the Board of Trustees of Jefferson College.[9] Grayon was on the Board of Trustees of Elizabeth Female Academy and helped managed a lottery authorized by the legislature for the school to raise funds.[10] [11]