William Cunningham Gray (October 17, 1830 - 1901) was a newspaper publisher, editor, and columnist in the United States. He published and edited the Presbyterian Church publication ''The Interior''. He wrote a column for it titled "Campfire Musings" featuring his recollections of rural Wisconsin.
He also wrote about
Booker T. Washington and
Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and was an advocate for civil rights. He also wrote about Alaska.
He was born on the family farm in
Butler County, Ohio.
[ He studied at ]Farmers' College
The Ohio Military Institute was a higher education institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1890, it closed in 1958.
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and became a lawyer. He lived in Chicago. University of Wooster
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conferred him with an honorary degree. Under his guidance ''The Interior'' became very influential.
Charles C. Miller designed his home.[ Lawton S. Parker painted a portrait of him in 1892.][
He wrote a book about Keweenaw where he owned land.][
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Publishings
*''Life of Abraham Lincoln. For the young man and the Sabbath school'' (1867)
*''Keweenaw: An early story of the Copper Country'' (1884)
References
External links
Findagrave entry
19th-century American newspaper editors
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1830 births
1901 deaths