John Henry Gray (March 11, 1859 – April 4, 1946) was an

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economist. He was a professor of economics at

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, Carleton College, and the

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. In 1914, he served as president of the American Economic Association. A native of

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, Gray earned his bachelor's degree from

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in 1887. He then pursued graduate education under

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at the

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, graduating with a PhD in 1892. He was coauthor of ''The Valuation and Regulation of Public Utilities''. Gray was elected as a

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in 1921.

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