The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
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Isaac P. Gray Our Minister to
Mexico Suddenly Expires
Sketch of His Career.

Isaac Pusey Gray, Ex-Governor Of
Indiana and Mexico, died at the city
Of Mexico on Thursday. He had only
reached Mexico from a visit to the
United States and was taken from q
palace car in a dying condition. he
was found by the Pullman conductor
a very i'll man from an acute attack OF
pneumonia. He soon sank into un-
consciousness from which he did not
rally.
Isaac Pussy Gray was born in Ches-
ter county, Pa, October 1S, 1928, In
1886 he moved with his parents to
Urbana, Ohio, but only remained there
three years, going TO Montgomery
county in 1889. From there he went
to Darke county in 1912, where his
parents died. After securing a
common school education he began
the study of law, but his poverty COM
PEELED him to give it up, and h" &C
copied clerkship in merchantile
house in New Madison.
There his close attention to business
soon raised him to a partnership in
the concern, and in few years he be-
came sole proprietor of the establish
ment. ...
1t was in 1856 that he moved to
Union City, Ind, where he resided
tor many years. His merchantile
business was continued successfully
tor few years, but after a while he
resumed the study of law, and later
on he began the practice of it,
Mr.. Gray served as Colonel in the
Fourth Indiana Cavalry during the
first part of the civil war, but was
finally discharged on account of i'll
health. He returned home, and, after
regaining his host strength, he re-
cruited his the One Hundred and
FOrty-seventh Indiana Infantry.
As political character Mr.. Gray
was one of the most prominent in
In1iana. For the past eight years his
ambition has been to be President.
He first blossomed out as a candidate
for the high honor at the st. Louis
Convention in 1888, but several COM
binations caused his hopes to be
rudely shattered. At the Chicago
Convention his interests were in the
hands of Senator Voorhees,, of Indiana,
and it was claimed by Gray's friends
that he was sacrificed in order to
further certain schemes which the
managers had on hand. Whatever
bitter feeling he had entertained was
afterward dissipated by his appoint
ment as Minister to Mexico.
Mr.. Gray's first appearance in the
political world was in 1866, when he
ran for Congress against the Hon 1.
George w. Julian. He was defeated
by 300 votes. Two years later he was
elected to the State Senate, where he
remained four years. In July, 1870,
he was rendered the consulate at st
Thomas, West Indies, but declined.
AS young man Mr.. Gray was a
member of the Wing party, but during
the war he acted with the Republicans
Since 1870 he had been an active
Democrat.
He was nominated by acclamation
on the Democratic ticket for Lieu
tenant Governor ofIndiana and was
elected to that office in 1876. In 1880
he was renominated to the same posi-
ZION. In 1884 he was elected Govern
or of Indiana ON the Democratic
ticket and served his full term. After
retiring from that Office he resumed
the practice of law at Indianapolis,
which he continued until his appoint
ment as Minister to Mexico, which
came a few weeks after President
Cleveland entered office.
Mr.. Gray was by long odds the
strongest Democrat in Indiana, being
what is known as a good tinker.
All over the State he was we'll known
and liked and he welded large in
fiuence among the voting population,
In 1850 he married Miss Eliza Jaqus
of Darke county, Ohio. They have
two children living, Pierre, who is
lawyer at indianapolis, and Bayard,
who has been acting as his fathers
private Secretary in Mexico.
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