William Cunningham Gray Explained

William Cunningham Gray (October 17, 1830 - 1901) was a newspaper publisher, editor, and columnist in the United States. He published and edited the Presbyterian Church publication The Interior.^[1] He wrote a column for it titled "Campfire Musings" featuring his recollections of rural Wisconsin.^[2] He also wrote about Booker T. Washington and Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and was an advocate for civil rights. He also wrote about Alaska.^[3]

He was born on the family farm in Butler County, Ohio. He studied at Farmers' College and became a lawyer. He lived in Chicago. University of Wooster conferred him with an honorary degree.^[4] Under his guidance The Interior became very influential.^[5]

Charles C. Miller designed his home. Lawton S. Parker painted a portrait of him in 1892.^[6]

He married and had a daughter, Anna Catherine Gray Purcell.^{[7] [8]} William Gray Purcell was his grandson.^[2]

He wrote a book about Keweenaw where he owned land.

Publishings

• Life of Abraham Lincoln. For the young man and the Sabbath school (1867)
• Keweenaw: An early story of the Copper Country (1884)^[9]
• Camp-fire musings, life and good times in the woods (1894)^[10]
• Musings by camp-fire and wayside (1902)^[11] illustrated with his photographs^[12]

External links

• Findagrave entry

Notes and References

1. News: DEATH LIST OF A DAY.; William C. Gray.. The New York Times . September 30, 1901. NYTimes.com.
2. Book: St. Croix Trail Country: Recollections of Wisconsin . 9780816658541 . Purcell . William Gray . January 1967 . U of Minnesota Press .
3. Web site: The Christian Advocate . 1902 .
4. Web site: The Scotch-Irish in America: Proceedings of the Scotch-Irish Congress . 1900 .
5. The Evolution of a Presbyterian Religious Journal . WHITE, W. P.. 1919. Journal of the Presbyterian Historical Society (1901-1930). 10. 1. 36–41. 23323279 . JSTOR.
6. Web site: Purcell and Elmslie, Architects. organica.org.
7. Book: Union Made: Working People and the Rise of Social Christianity in Chicago . 978-0-19-938595-9 . Carter . Heath W. . 2015 . Oxford University Press .
8. Book: At Home on the Prairie: The Houses of Purcell & Elmslie . 9780811850414 . Legler . Dixie . Guerrero . Dixie Legler . 5 October 2006 . Chronicle Books .
9. Book: Keweenaw: An Early Story of the Copper Country - the Original 1884 Text . 9781463688097 . Gray . William . 5 July 2011 . CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform .
10. Web site: Gray, William Cunningham, 1830-1901 | The Online Books Page. onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.
11. Web site: Musings by Camp-fire and Wayside . Gray . William Cunningham . 1902 .
12. Web site: Presbyterian Banner . 1902 .