John Gray | |
Senator for New South Wales | |
Term Start: | 1 January 1904 |
Term End: | 30 June 1910 |
Birth Date: | 1840 12, df=yes |
Birth Place: | York, England |
Death Place: | Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia |
Nationality: | English Australian |
Party: | Free Trade (1903 - 06) Anti-Socialist (1906 - 09) Liberal (1909 - 10) |
Occupation: | Businessman |
John Proctor Gray (1 December 1840 - 20 April 1914) was an English-born Australian politician. Born in York, he was educated in England and became a business manager. In 1889 he migrated to Australia, becoming a businessman in Sydney. He unsuccessfully contested the first federal election as a Free Trade Party candidate for the Senate in New South Wales, but was successful in 1903. He held the seat until his defeat in 1910.[1] After leaving politics, Gray became the chairman of the family company, a position he held until his death in 1914.[2] [3]