William P. Gray Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Surname: GRAY
Source:  History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
          by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915

Page 1246

      WILLIAM P. GRAY was born in Denver, Colo., February 6, 1877, the
son of John and Mary Gray. His parents still live in the West, where his
father is engaged in business as a contractor. Two children have graced their
union, William P., the subject of this review, and a daughter.
      William P. Gray has spent by far the greater part of his life in the West,
having come East only in recent years. He has since resided in this part of
the country. Mr. Gray, following the completion of a high school education,
gained prominence as a professional race track jockey. He next launched
forth on a wide field of athletics, especially in the managing of professional
baseball and basketball teams. While in St. Johnsbury, Vt., in the winter
of 1907-l908, his professional basketball team was rated as the best in the
game. About seven years ago, Mr. Gray became associated with Mr. John
 
Pages 1247 and 1248 contained a portrait for a different biography

C. McDonough in the moving picture business, and they have since met with
continuous success. Their theatres include the Premier Scenic Temple, Ports-
mouth; the Mystic, Lewiston, Me., and the Colonial, Augusta, Me. Their new
theatre, now in the process of construction in Portsmouth, will be one of the
finest of its kind in New England when finished. In June, 1901, Mr. Gray
married Mary E. Engen, of Portsmouth, the daughter of Peter and Sophia
Engen. One child, Mary Monita, has been born to them.

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