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George Gray
Politician in colonial Pennsylvania

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Yellow House, George Gray's summer residence in Thornton, Pennsylvania

George Gray (1725–1800) served as a member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly and as its Speaker in 1783.

His father, also named George Gray, had purchased 199 acres of land on both sides of the Schuylkill River in what was then Blockley Township (present-day West Philadelphia) and Moyamensing (present-day South Philadelphia). The elder Gray founded Gray's Ferry Tavern and Inn on the western bank of the river and took over operation of Gray's Ferry. In 1740, Gray retired, leaving the businesses to his sons, Robert and 15-year-old George.

While Speaker of the Assembly, Gray served, ex officio, as a trustee of the University of the State of Pennsylvania (now the University of Pennsylvania).

He was the author of "Treason Resolution", ordering paper currency, for which he was turned out of the Quaker Meeting.

He was on the Committee of Safety when appointed chairman of the Board of War.

Gray was a signatory to ratification of the United States Constitution by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1787.

Gray had a summer residence in Thornton, Pennsylvania, known as "Yellow House".It is part of the Thornton Village Historic District which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Personal life

Gray married Martha Ibbetson (or Ibison), November 25, 1752.

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