Wood Gray
Born:1905|died:1977|; Gray, Wood, 1905-; Gray, Wood, 1905-1977
About Wood Gray
Lived 1905 – 1977 (aged 71–72).
Wood Gray (March 19, 1905 - June 27, 1977) was a history professor at George Washington University, public speaker, and writer. He specialized in American social history and the history of the American Civil War.
He was born in Petersburg, Illinois, and graduated from Petersburg Harris High School as valedictorian and captain of the track team. He received a B.A. from the University of Illinois in 1927 and an M.A. in 1928. A student manager for the school's football team, he recounted taping Red Grange's ankles before the game against Michigan in which Grange scored five touchdowns. Gray earned a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1933.
He wrote about the Copperheads of the American Civil War era who he described as peace at any price Democrats.
Personal life He married Dorothea Leal Gray (died 1978) on August 13, 1927. He died in Washington, D.C.
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