The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-01

Henry Bramlett Gray, one1 or
 the most prominent businless
 men of Birmingham, and Tor
 mer lieutenant governor of ia-
 bama, died very suddenly o1
 heart failure at his residenc on
 South Twentieth street last
 night at 6:45 o'clock. MT. tray
 returned home from his of fflce
 about 6 o'clock yesterday al 41ter-
 noon apparently in the belst of
 health, and was playing fsome Victrola records for his wife
 when attacked by the fas al maj day. Death followed instantly. For more than thirty years he de cA.sad had been closely identifIed with
 the political history and indus riai de- velOpment of Jefferson cOunty where his keen business acumen, IFS rare
 social oualities and his force& ul per- sonality won for him unusual success and a wide circle of friends no VIII deeply mourn his untimely de fath. Born in Calhoun, Ga. on Fen npruary D. 1867, he received his early eduS cation III .ho n,,h,;o scboo1s of Atlanta aRnd while still in his teens went to work as re- porter on the Atlanta Coyhsu.u'ioii ] under Henry w. Grady. In 13 3so' at the age of 19 years, he moved to Bivrmlnghan and obtained a position with ne fiei aiu' which paper afterward consoli Eia'eo Wien the Iron Age and became TheH AseIie aid. In October, 1890. he ma trr1eo MISS Bessie Martin, the daughter piohee' Jefferson county family, and two yeaiH ! later a son, Henry B. Gray, IT, no" III | France with the TWenty-slxn uNisi'i'' was born to them.
 1 After five years of newspa per 'raiiii,it Mr. Gray was elected president ol the Peoples Savings bank which posi.ioii ne held until the time of its atfsorptioii ~; 1 the American Trust and S;Fihes DanN | in 1910 From then on to theb tiiiio VI N.' death he served as president oi the ih.S. state Casualty company, wNiH cono1i . | owes much of it's present s] ccess .o ms | untiring efforts and inte
 l agement. N,- ;aonoa | During the B years of is es as citizen of Birmingham ktpe d was extremely active in a(n Puone a,,,' civic enterprises having sen VsSu Ao. ,sar ila,. years as a member of the byoAfu V, a t,,a men, as lieutenant governSol oo1 ,o,1 Conner administration from ..,..,..tl;, ~ as president of the Southffrn ma'a | Co, as president of the yIeoples phone company, as directoE V, ne th. corporations and as n ot.a local Sbriners, Elks and sever&ai o'nei
 clubs and societies. I.. ;, ,e While member the rS ;h;i; l had charge of the financtai 4 ,,a 1 ties of the municipal g4s1, ..,, hinsn., ae during the trying times q i'ii i,i'.e n..,,, early growth carried the kcits VIZ i ruts when it's credit a | were seriously threaten Fl oy l 1.aoy husiness cond;U lions.
 l When the Conner adm nis.lsleion Sa' into being Lieutenant Hovereoi .a' was a power in the pol ue@- iil. =. state and his ipfluenceu snro,, was widely recognized nis s . citizens. A lifelong noeia' ae :, stanch prohibitionist fo S ,oodar. i, was freely consulted b pait ,,i ,i nearly all caucuses o iihpol .e'' his opinions on statecra M aio 9' .h .,.ot <, in the political discussX a' ''e
 Icapitol. lower n
 The deceased was a ai"ays d
 lclean sports and was ia'i .ta r,a s tor at baseball games nere toi poh,,,l, decade. As membe haoorn, Country and SoutherI ~ tha c;ty,, quite active in this na9e V. ~ ;nb,, social life. His ready WY. mo nnna, disposition and his o t,;s ossnc;a te endeared him to man& ol '
 in club and fraternal cie,os.
 A .@Do 4o lie seh Lieutenant Gray
 hlsne eon' .1,or ~ the 101st F. A., il
 Mno & schadnlaav to leave France il
 saiu ~ s,.- ,,,oalk Besides his wifi
 tno neN' .tso aaoaos "a is survived by ; lbrother, James GraJ
 York attorney. .u x h.,a frorr l Funeral services VII T..o,t;a., the residence, 1921 oou.n t
 street, Sunday. Fur ner sf
 be announced later.