Evening star., 1925-08-08
EX-SENATOR GRAY
| DIES IN DELAWARE
Grand Old Man." Retired
u. S. Judge, Passes at
Age of IS Years.
By the Associated Press.

WILMINGTON. Del, August s.
George Gray, "the grand old man of
Delaware" is dead at the age of So.
The end came peacefully at his home
here yesterday afternoon. Members
Of his family were at the bedside
Mr.. Gray was a former United
States Senator from Delaware and a
retired judge of the Federal Circuit
Court of Appeals. He was renowned
as an arbiter of interna tional and ma
tional controversies and was one of
the peace commissioners OF the Span
ish American War.
Stricken with a heavy cold seven
months ago, MIR. Gray soon developed
pneumonia. Several times his life was
despaired Of but his remarkable vi
tality enabled him TO pull through.
In about two months he was sitting
up and within the last month he had
been able to take short motor car
rides. Last Friday he was attacked
by the grippe and the end came rap
idly.
Funeral services will be held Mon
day and interment will be in the
Presbyterian Church cemetery at
New Castle. Del.
In accordance with his wishes, both
will be private and without ostenta-
ton. There will be no honorary pail
bearers.
The former jurist is survived by
three sons and two daughters, Cha rles
II. Black Gray. Pittsburgh; Andrew c.
and George Gray, jr., Wilmington;
Mrs. Henry Thoron. Ardmore, Pa, and
Miss Annie Gray. Wilmington.
Judge Gray was honored twice by
the Democrats of his native State as
their choice for the nomination for
President-flrst in 1904 and again in
1908.
Honored by Mckinley.
He came into prominence as an in.
ternational figure in 1898, when Presi-
dent Mckinley appointed him one of
the commissioners to Paris to negotiate
the treaty of peace with Spain on con-
clusion of the Spa War.
In the same year he was appointed
by the President a member of the Joint
High Commission at Quebec. Two
years later he was made member of
the International Permanent Court of
Arbitrati ton under The Hague conven-
ton.
In 1899 he was made an associate
justice of the United States Court of
Appeals for the third district. where he
remained until he reached the age of
retirement in 1914 During this time
he also had served as peacemaker in
disputes.
In 1902 ne was chairman of the
commission appointed by Presid ent
Roosevelt to arbitrate the controversy
between the $4,000 anthracite coal
miners and the operators. The situ-
alton had become serious. The con-
troversy had continued for five
months. Both sides seemed hopeless
ly deadlocked and a coal famine had
resulted. The operators asked for the
arbitration commission. The efforts
of the arbitrators were successful.
Ended Alabama Strike.
Three years later Judge Gray, as
arbitrator, brought peace to the Ala
bama coal fields after months of
strife there.
in 1900 ne was appointed American
envoy TO the North Atlantic Fisheries
Arbitration Court at The Hague, at
which the Canadian fisheries dispute
between the United States and Great
Britain was adjusted.
Five years later he was designated
as a peace commissioner TO Great
Britain.
Despite his advanced years. Judge
Gray actively supported the Govern
ment during the World War. He was
speaker for the great loan cam
palgns and war relief agencies.
lie was for years a regent and
chairman of the executive COMMITTEES
or the Smithsonian Institution.
Judge Gray was an anti-imperialist
and, as such. at first opposed the pur
chase Of the Philippine Islands. hut
later decided to approve it because he
thought 1t the best course that could
be adopted for conserving the future
interests OF the Filip1nos.
Twice Nominates Baysrd.
Born at New Castle. Nav 4. 1S4O
Judge Gray was educated at Princeton
and Harvard. He practiced law first
at New Castle and then at Whining
ton. In 1879 he was elected attorney
general of Delaware.
He was delegate to the Democratic
national conventions of 1875, 1880 and
1884. In 1880 he presented Bayard's
name In nomination for the presi
dency, and in 1884 he again nominated
Bayard as the principal opponent of
Cleveland
In public service he has been ranked
with the most noted of Delaware's
sons, such as the Rodneys, the Bay
ards, the McLanes and the Claytons.
Judge Gray was married twice. his
first wife being Harriet l.. Black and
his second, her sister. Margaret J.
Black.