About Robert Andrew Gray
Lived 1882 – 1975 (aged 92–93). Robert Andrew Gray was an American politician.
Robert Andrew Gray (1882–1975) was an American politician from Florida. From 1930 to 1961, he served as Florida Secretary of State. To date, he is the longest-serving Secretary of State. Earlier in his career he represented Gadsden County in the Florida Legislature.
Early life Robert Andrew Gray was born in Georgia in 1882 to a Methodist preacher and his wife. The family moved to North Florida when Gray was six months old, settling near Tallahassee.
Political career After a brief period in education and the newspaper industry, Gray ran for the Gadsden County seat in the Florida House of Representatives in 1910 and won. In office, Gray was remembered as being fiscally conservative and deeply committed to public service. houses the Florida State Archives and State Museum of Florida.
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