Cary Travers Grayson
| Cary Travers Grayson | |
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Cary Travers Grayson, 1920
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| Nickname(s) | John. C Lucas |
| Born |
11 October 1878 Salubria Estate, Culpeper County, Virginia |
| Died | 15 February 1938 (aged 59) Washington, D.C. |
| Buried at | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1904-1928 |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral
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| Awards | National Order of the Legion of Honor, Navy Cross |
| Other work | Chairman of the American Red Cross, Racehorse owner/breeder |
Rear Admiral Cary Travers Grayson (October 11, 1878 – February 15, 1938) was a surgeon in the United States Navy who served a variety of roles from personal aide to President Woodrow Wilson to chairman of the American Red Cross.
Grayson was born to Dr. John Cooke Grayson (a descendant of American George Mason, one of the American Founding Fathers) and Frances Adelena Pettus at Salubria, the Grayson family estate in Culpeper County, Virginia. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a bachelor's degree from the College of William and Mary in 1898. He studied for three years at the Medical College of Virginia before leaving to attend the University of the South. After a year there, he received his M.D. as well as his Doctor of Pharmacy. He interned for a year at Columbia Hospital for Women in Washington, D.C.
After completing his medical studies, Grayson was appointed Acting Assistant Surgeon on July 14, 1903. He served at the U.S. Navy Hospital in Washington, D.C., continuing to study at U.S. Navy Medical School (from which he graduated in 1904). He received a second M.D. from the Medical College of Virginia in 1904. His studies complete, for two and a half years he served aboard the USS Maryland while it was deployed overseas.
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