Edgar Harkness Gray
Edgar Harkness Gray (1813โ1894) was a Baptist clergyman who served as
Early years
Edgar Harkness Gray was born on November 28, 1813, in
Ministry
Following ordination Gray served the Baptist congregations in Freeport, Maine and in Bath, Maine. Thereafter he was pastor of the Baptist church in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts.[1]
In 1863, Gray was called to the E Street Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., becoming well known.
Gray moved to California, and became the first pastor of a Baptist church in San Francisco. Later he served in the same capacity at the Baptist church in Oakland, California. He was made Superintendent of the Baptist Churches in California, while serving as pastor in Oakland. He was also dean of the Theological Seminary of Oakland.[3]
He died in California in 1894.[4]
Personal life
Edgar Harkness Gray married Mary Jane Rice on December 13, 1838. Their children were Nathaniel Oscar, William Edgar, Mary Ella, Sarah Emma and Augusta Anna Gray.[1]