John Gray (Ontario politician) explained

Honorific-Prefix:Lieutenant Colonel
John Gray
Office:Ontario MPP
Constituency:York West
Term Start:1883
Term End:1886
Predecessor:Peter Patterson
Successor:John Gilmour
Birth Date:5 January 1837
Birth Place:York County, Upper Canada
Death Place:Toronto, Ontario
Party:Conservative
Spouse:Catherine Calverley

John Gray (January 5, 1837 – February 14, 1917) was an Ontario horticulturalist and political figure. He represented York West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1883 to 1886.

He was born in York County, Upper Canada in 1837, the son of John Gray, an Irish immigrant. He married Catherine Calverley in 1861. Gray served as a major in the militia, commanding the Toronto Field Battery. He was reeve for Parkdale from 1879 to 1881 and was also a member of the local Masonic lodge.

He died February 14, 1917.[1]

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  1. News: . LT.-COL. JOHN GRAY DIES AT AGE OF 80: PROMINENT IN MILITARY CIRCLES--ONCE M.P.P. FOR WEST YORK . The Globe . Toronto . 15 February 1917 . 6 .