>Former US Rep. Gray, longtime Philly pastor, dies
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. William H. Gray III, who rose to influential positions in Congress while remaining pastor of his north Philadelphia church for 3½ decades, has died, a family...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. William H. Gray III, who rose to influential positions in Congress and was the first black to become majority whip, died Monday at 71. Gray passed away suddenly...
View Article>Ex-US Rep. Gray, first black majority whip, dies
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. William H. Gray III, who rose to influential positions in Congress and was the first black to become majority whip, died Monday at 71. Gray passed away suddenly...
View ArticleWilliam Gray, former House majority whip, dies
PHILADELPHIA — Former U.S. congressman William H. Gray III, who rose to influential positions in Congress and was the first African American to become majority whip, died Monday at 71. Gray died...
View ArticleFormer Rep. William Gray III, first black majority whip, dies
PHILADELPHIA -- Former Rep. William H. Gray III, who rose to influential positions in Congress and was the first black to become majority whip, died Monday at 71. Gray passed away unexpectedly Monday...
View ArticleWilliam H. Gray III, former congressman for Pa., dies at 71
William H. Gray III, a Pennsylvania congressman who became the nation’s highest-ranking African American elected official while serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and who later headed the...
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He died yesterday while in London with one of his sons to attend the Wimbledon tennis tournament, the Associated Press reported, citing William Epstein, a former aide. A third-generation pastor of...
View ArticleWilliam H. Gray III dies at 71; influential Philadelphia politician
William H. Gray III, a Baptist minister and Democrat from Philadelphia who during six terms in Congress became the first black party whip — the No. 3 leadership post — and first black chairman of the...
View ArticleFormer Congressman William H. Gray III dead at 71
PHILADELPHIA - Former U.S. Rep.William H. Gray III, D-Pa., a giant in Philadelphia politics who mentored a generation of African-American leaders, died Monday in London, according to his office in...
View ArticleWilliam H. Gray III, Pastor and Lawmaker, Dies at 71
William H. Gray III, a third-generation Baptist minister from Philadelphia who won a seat in Congress in 1978 and rose to become the highest-ranking black lawmaker in the country, died on Monday in...
View ArticleObituary: William H. Gray III / Became highest-ranking black lawmaker in U.S.
William H. Gray III, a third-generation Baptist minister from Philadelphia who won a seat in Congress in 1978 and rose to become the nation's highest-ranking black lawmaker, died Monday in London. He...
View ArticleEx-Congressman William H. Gray III Dies at 71 Ex-Congressman Gray Dies at 71
PHILADELPHIA—Former U.S. Rep. William H. Gray III, who rose to influential positions in Congress and was the first African-American to become majority whip, died Monday at 71. Mr. Gray died suddenly...
View ArticleCorrection: Obit-Gray story
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In a story July 1 about the death of former U.S. Rep. William H. Gray III, The Associated Press erroneously reported the location of Drew Theological Seminary. It is in Madison,...
View Article>Correction: Obit-Gray story
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In a story July 1 about the death of former U.S. Rep. William H. Gray III, The Associated Press erroneously reported the location of Drew Theological Seminary. It is in Madison,...
View ArticleWilliam H. Gray III, 71, first African-American majority whip in Congress
Updated: July 2, 2013 6:45PM PHILADELPHIA — Former U.S. Rep. William H. Gray III, who rose to influential positions in Congress and was the first African American to become majority whip, died Monday...
View ArticleWilliam H. Gray III, 71, first American-American majority whip in Congress
PHILADELPHIA — Former U.S. Rep. William H. Gray III, who rose to influential positions in Congress and was the first African American to become majority whip, died Monday at 71. Mr. Gray passed away...
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View ArticleWilliam H. Gray 3rd, pillar in Congress and city, dead at 71
Story Highlights Former Congressman William H. Gray III, 71, died Monday in London. No cause of death was immediately available. He was described as a respected Philadelphia pastor, a visionary...
View ArticleEx-US Rep. Gray, first black majority whip, dies
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. William H. Gray III, who rose to influential positions in Congress and was the first black to become majority whip, died Monday at 71. Gray passed away suddenly...
View ArticleEx-US Rep. Gray, first black majority whip, dies
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. William H. Gray III, who rose to influential positions in Congress and was the first black to become majority whip, died Monday at 71. Gray passed away suddenly...
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