George Wilkie Gray

George Wilkie Gray (3 August 1844 – 22 September 1924) was a businessman, and member of the Queensland Legislative Council.

Early life Gray was born in Sydney to Alexander Gray, a licensed victualler, and his wife Margaret (née Hall). He left school early but studied accountancy at night and in 1863 moved to Queensland where he found work with Clarke, Hodgson & Co, first as a clerk in Ipswich and then as a manager in Brisbane.

Around 1870, Gray became friends with Michael Quinlan, a mercantile shipping agent, and joined Quinlan Donnelly & Co. After Quinlan died in 1878, his widow made Gray a managing partner in the now renamed Quinlan Gray & Co. In his will he assigned his life insurance policies to the Sisters of Mercy, which was used to build the Mater Children's Hospital.