John C. Gray
John Cowper Gray | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 20 district | |
| In office August 28, 1820 – March 3, 1821 | |
| Preceded by | James Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Smith |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing Southampton County | |
| In office 1821–1823 | |
| Preceded by | William Bailey |
| In office 1804–1805 Serving with Henry Blow | |
| Preceded by | James Gee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1783 Southampton County, Virginia Virginia Colony |
| Died | May 18, 1823 |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Profession | planter, politician |
John Cowper Gray (1783 – May 18, 1823) was a Virginia planter and politician aligned with the Democratic-Republican Party who served in the Virginia House of Delegates before and after his partial term as U.S. Congressman from Virginia's 20th congressional district. His middle name is used to distinguish him from an unrelated contemporary whose family emigrated from Pennsylvania into Virginia's western mountains and who represented Monroe County, as well as two other men who served much later in the Virginia General Assembly from other Virginia counties.