Harry De Gray Explained

Harry De Gray
Order:Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council
Term Start:1911
Term End:1913
Predecessor:David Landale
Successor:Edward Charles Pearce
Birth Date:31 October 1866
Birth Place:Paterson, New Jersey
Death Date:10 June 1952
Death Place:New Jersey
Profession:Businessman

Harry De Gray (1866–1952) was the Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council for 2 years from 1911 to 1913.

Biography

De Gray was born in Paterson, New Jersey on 31 October 1866, the son of William M. De Gary.[1]

De Gray moved to Shanghai in 1900. He was manager of the China and Japan Trading Company.[2] He first served on the Shanghai Municipal Council in 1902. In 1911, he became Chairman of the Council, serving until 1913 when he returned to the United States.[3] He continued to serve as the President of the China, Japan and South America Trading Company, and in that role continued to visit Asia from time to time.[4]

De Gray married Elizabeth MacFarlan. She died on 4 January 1934 in New Jersey.[5]

De Gray died in 1952, and was buried in Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Paterson, New Jersey next to his wife in the family plot.[6]

Notes and References

  1. De Grey US Passport Application
  2. North China Herald, 11 January 1913, p110 and Who's Who in the Far East 1906-7
  3. North China Herald, 11 January 1913.
  4. San Francisco Chronicle, Sept 26, 1921, p12
  5. New York Herald Tribune, Jan 6 1934, p13
  6. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70966378 Find A Grave Memorial for De Gray