John S. Gray (Idaho politician)

John S. Gray (1833 – September 12, 1891) was a Republican politician from Idaho.

John S. Gray
Lithograph of Gray from The West Shore in 1891
Ex-officio Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
In office
December 18, 1890  September 12, 1891
GovernorN. B. Willey
Preceded byN. B. Willey
Succeeded byF. B. Willis
Member of the Idaho Senate
In office
1890  September 12, 1891
ConstituencyAda County
Delegate to the Idaho Constitutional Convention
In office
July 4, 1889  August 6, 1889
ConstituencyAda County
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
In office
1880–1881
ConstituencyAda County
Idaho Territorial Treasurer
In office
January 16, 1871  February 16, 1872
Preceded byEdward C. Sterling
Succeeded byJohn Huntoon
Personal details
Born1833
Watertown, New York, U.S.
Died (aged 58)
Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

Gray was born in Watertown, New York, in 1833, and he moved West, to Yreka, California, in 1857. He came to Idaho Territory in 1862, first to Orofino, then to Florence, before settling in Boise. He lost elections for district attorney in 1864 and sheriff in 1868 before being appointed as territorial treasurer in 1871. He was elected to represent Ada County in the territorial house of representatives in 1880. Gray then served as a delegate to the Idaho Constitutional Convention for Ada County in 1889. He was elected to the first state senate in 1890, and was elected as president pro tempore of that body.[1] Upon Lieutenant Governor N. B. Willey's elevation to the governorship on December 18, 1890, Gray, as president pro tempore of the senate, became ex-officio lieutenant governor. He died in Boise on September 12, 1891, at the age of 58.[2]

References

  1. Curtis, George H.; Wells, Merle (1944). "The Political Founders of Idaho". Twenty-Seventh Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of Idaho. p. 59-77.
  2. "Judge Gray Dead". The Idaho Statesman. September 13, 1891.

"Executive Branch" (PDF). Idaho Bluebook. State of Idaho. pp. 70–72. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2010.

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