GRAY, William Herbert, III (1941-2013)
Democrat of Pennsylvania 
2nd congressional district
Served in House 1979-1991
Biography
Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., August 20, 1941; attended the public schools; graduated from Simon Gratz High School, Philadelphia, Pa., 1959; B.A., Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa., 1963; M.Div., Drew Theological Seminary, Madison, N.J., 1966; Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary, New Jersey, 1970; minister; taught at St. Peter's College, Jersey City, N.J., 1970-1974, Jersey City State College, 1968-1969, Rutgers University, 1971, and Montclair (N.J.) State College, 1970-1972; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses, and served until his resignation September 11, 1991 (January 3, 1979-September 11, 1991); chairman, Committee on the Budget (Ninety-ninth and One Hundredth Congresses); majority whip (One Hundred First and One Hundred Second Congresses); president, United Negro College Fund; special adviser to the President and secretary of state for Haitian affairs, 1994; died on July 1, 2013, in London, England.Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
