Robert Isaac Dey Gray
The Honourable Justice Robert Isaac Dey Gray | |
|---|---|
Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada | |
| In office 1798–1801 | |
| Preceded by | John White |
| Succeeded by | Angus Macdonell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1772 New York |
| Died | 1804 (aged 31–32) Off Newcastle District in Lake Ontario |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Solicitor General, Judge |
Robert Isaac Dey Gray (ca. 1772 – October 8, 1804) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada.
He was probably born in New York, but came to Canada with his parents (James Gray and Elizabeth Low) at the beginning of the
Home District
in 1796.
He was elected to the
Stormont and Russell
.
He assumed the duties of the attorney general after the death of
John White in 1800 until Thomas Scott
arrived in 1801.
On October 7, 1804, he left York (Toronto) aboard
Newcastle District. The ship sank off Presqu'ile Point in a storm on Lake Ontario
and all hands were lost.
Gray was a slave owner and, upon his death, he freed one enslaved woman, Dorinda (or Dorine) Baker, through his will.[1]
References
- ^ Burns, Robert J. (1979–2016). "Gray, Robert Isaac Dey". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.