Peter W. Gray
Peter W. Gray (December 12, 1819 – October 3, 1874) was an American lawyer, judge, and legislator from
Early life
Gray was born to
Career
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After his father died, Gray was appointed Houston’s District Attorney on April 24, 1841, remaining in the job until Texas became a state in 1845. He also served the city of Houston as an Alderman and on the local board of health.[1]
Gray was elected to the House of Representatives in the first Texas state legislature in 1846, then authored the first procedural code in Texas.[2]
In 1848 he founded the Houston Lyceum, which later became the
In 1861, Gray attended the Texas State Secession Convention, and voted to leave the union. In November that year, he was elected to the Confederate House of Representatives. After the war he returned to his law practice in Houston,
Death and legacy
Gray died at home in Houston of
References
- ^ a b c d Cutrer, Thomas W. (February 22, 2017). "GRAY, PETER W." Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ISBN 0-292-70782-7.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. p. 142. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
Further reading
Gray, Millie Richards Stone (1967). The Diary of Millie Gray, 1832-1840. Galveston, Texas: Rosenberg Library Press.
External links
- "History of Baker Botts L.L.P". Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- "The Diary of William Fairfax Gray: From Virginia to Texas, 1835–1837". William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- "A Guide to the Millie Richards Stone Gray Diary". Virginia Heritage: Guides to Manuscript & Archival Collections in Virginia. University of Virginia Library. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
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