Harry De Gray

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|order = Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council

|term_start = 1911

|term_end = 1913

|predecessor = David Landale

|successor = Edward Charles Pearce

|birth_date = 31 October 1866

|birth_place = Paterson, New Jersey

|death_date = 10 June 1952

|death_place = New Jersey

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|profession = Businessman

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Harry De Gray (1866–1952) was the Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council for 2 years from 1911 to 1913.

Biography

De Gray was born in Paterson, New Jersey on 31 October 1866, the son of William M. De Gary.De Grey US Passport Application

De Gray moved to Shanghai in 1900. He was manager of the China and Japan Trading Company.North China Herald, 11 January 1913, p110 and Who's Who in the Far East 1906-7

He first served on the Shanghai Municipal Council in 1902. In 1911, he became Chairman of the Council, serving until 1913 when he returned to the United States.North China Herald, 11 January 1913. He continued to serve as the President of the China, Japan and South America Trading Company, and in that role continued to visit Asia from time to time.San Francisco Chronicle, Sept 26, 1921, p12

De Gray married Elizabeth MacFarlan. She died on 4 January 1934 in New Jersey.New York Herald Tribune, Jan 6 1934, p13

De Gray died in 1952, and was buried in Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Paterson, New Jersey next to his wife in the family plot.[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70966378 Find A Grave Memorial for De Gray]

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