DAVID H. GAY

The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.,
Chicago and New York, Volume III,
pg. 520
Kanawha

DAVID H. GAY, Charleston agent for the American Rail-
way Express Company, is a young man who has made good
in a very exacting line of work, and for his fidelity and
efficiency has received repeated promotions, each one to
higher positions and larger responsibilities.

He was born in the university city of Charlottesville, Vir-
ginia, in 1888, son of George W. Gay. He acquired his
education in the Miller School at Charlottesville, and in 1906,
at the age of eighteen, entered the service of the old Adams
Express Company as a driver. The subsequent sixteen years
have been a record of steady promotion to his work, and he
was with the Adams Company until it and other express
companies were merged as a war measure in the American
Railway Express Company.

His first work as a driver was done at Hinton, West
Virginia, and subsequently he did similar work at Char-
lottesville, Alexandria and Clifton Forge, Virginia. From
driver he was promoted to messenger, having a run between
Richmond and Clifton Forge on the Chesapeake & Ohio

Railroad. From road messenger came promotion to cashier
in the company's office at Alexandria, Virginia. From that
he was made agent at Alexandria, and in 1916 was sent to
Charleston as agent in this city. Two years later, in 1918,
he was transferred to Charlottesville, Virginia, where he
continued his duties as agent until May, 1921, when he was
again returned to Charleston. The express business of the
Charleston office and the territory served from this city as
headquarters makes up a large part of the volume of such
business in the entire state, and the position occupied by
Mr. Gay is one of important executive responsibility. Mr.
Gay married Miss Vera Thomas of Virginia.  He is a
member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the
Knights of Pythias. 

Submitted by:  vfcrook@trellis.net (Valerie F. Crook) 

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