Isaac P. Gray

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Isaac P. Gray
Isaac P. Gray from Who-When-What Book, 1900
18th and 20th Governor of Indiana
In office November 20, 1880 – January 10, 1881
Preceded by	James D. Williams
Succeeded by	Albert G. Porter
In office January 12, 1885 – January 14, 1889
Preceded by	Albert G. Porter
Succeeded by	Alvin P. Hovey
Political party	Democratic

Isaac Pusey Gray (1828 - 1895) was the governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1880 to 1881 and from 1885 to 1889. He was a member of the United States Democratic Party.

[edit] Political career

He first became governor in 1880 when governor James D. Williams died. He left office two months later when Williams's term expired without any major accomplisments.

Gray was elected governor for his own four-year term in 1884. During his term he oversaw the redistricting of the entire state for the Indiana General Assembly elections. He was widely criticized by the minority party for creating Gerrymander districts to weaken their electoral base. All the of the redistricting was eventually overturned by the state supreme court.^[1]

Gray was the Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate on the ticker with Grover Cleveland in the 1892 election. He lost the election ^[2]

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[edit] External links

• Biography and portrait from Indiana Historical Bureau

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