Sir Reginald Gray KC (29 December 1851–15 September 1935) was a Bermudian

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and politician. The son of Sir Samuel Brownlow Gray,

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and

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, Gray was educated at Burlington House School in London and was

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by the

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in 1875. Returning to his native Bermuda to practise, he was a member of the

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from 1895 until 1928. He served as Attorney-General of Bermuda from 1900 to 1919 and Speaker of the House of Assembly from 1921 to 1929. In 1884, Gray compiled ''Laws of Bermuda from 1690 to 1883''. In 1903 he updated the work to 1902. He was

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in the 1920 New Year Honours. Gray was also the Croquet Open Champion in 1875 and runner up in 1874 and 1876.Prichard, DMC (1981). The History Of Croquet". Cassell. .

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