About William Gay
Lived 1865 – 1897 (aged 32). William Gay was a poet.
William Gay (2 May 1865 – 22 December 1897) was a Scottish-born Australian poet. He was born at Bridge of Weir, in Renfrewshire, Scotland, eldest child of William Gay and his wife Jane née Tagg.
Gay edited "The Commonwealth & the Empire" with Mary Sampson.
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Australian poet
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William Gay was born on 2 May 1865 in Renfrewshire.
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William Gay died on 22 December 1897.
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William Gay was a poet.
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