John Cowper Gray (1783 – May 18, 1823) was a

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from

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. Born in Southampton County, Virginia, Gray pursued an academic course. He served as member of the State house of delegates 1804–1806 and 1821–1823. Gray was elected as a

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to the Sixteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Johnson and served from August 28, 1820, to March 3, 1821. He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1820 for reelection to the Seventeenth Congress. He died May 18, 1823.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gray, John Cowper 1783 births 1823 deaths Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia Members of the Virginia House of Delegates 19th-century American legislators 19th-century Virginia politicians