Ross Wilfred Gray (5 January 1897 – 11 December 1968) was a

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member of the

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. He was born in Moore Township in

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and became a barrister by career. Gray attended Sarnia Collegiate then

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then attended

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for post-graduate studies. He served with the Canadian Field Artillery from 1916 to 1919. From 1924 to 1927, he was a member of the Sarnia Board of Education. He was first elected to Parliament at the

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riding in a by-election on 14 January 1929 then re-elected there in

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and

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. Gray was defeated by

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of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1945 election.

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* 1897 births 1968 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario People from Lambton County {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub