William H. Gray (Pennsylvania politician)
| William H. Gray | |
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| House Majority Whip | |
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In office June 15, 1989 – September 11, 1991 |
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| Speaker | Tom Foley |
| Preceded by | Tony Coelho |
| Succeeded by | David E. Bonior |
| Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus | |
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In office January 3, 1989 – June 15, 1989 |
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| Speaker |
Jim Wright Tom Foley |
| Preceded by | Dick Gephardt |
| Succeeded by | Steny Hoyer |
| Chairman of the House Budget Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1989 |
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| Speaker |
Tip O'Neill Jim Wright |
| Preceded by | James Robert Jones |
| Succeeded by | Leon Panetta |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 2nd district | |
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In office January 3, 1979 – September 11, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Robert N.C. Nix Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Lucien E. Blackwell |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
William Herbert Gray III August 20, 1941 Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Died | July 1, 2013 (aged 71) London, England |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Religion | Baptist |
William Herbert "Bill" Gray III (August 20, 1941 – July 1, 2013) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1979 to 1991. He also served as chairman of the House Committee on the Budget from 1985 to 1989 and House Majority Whip from 1989 to 1991. He resigned from Congress in September of that year to become president and chief executive officer of the United Negro College Fund, a position he held until 2004.
As an African American, he was the fourth-highest-ranking member of the House at the time of his resignation and a minister in Philadelphia. He was co-founder of the government lobbying and advisory firm, Gray Loeffler LLC, headquartered in Washington D.C.
Gray was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but grew up in St. Augustine, Florida, where his father was president of Florida Normal and Industrial Institute (later renamed Florida Memorial University), and later in North Philadelphia where he graduated from Simon Gratz High School. He attended Franklin and Marshall College, where he received a bachelor's degree in 1963. He went on to obtain a master's in divinity from Drew Theological Seminary in 1966 and a similar degree from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1970. Gray received a L.H.D. from Bates College in 1994.
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