Robert Gray

Term Served

April 1861 to April 1862

Personal Life

Gray was a pioneer businessman and father of the Gray family that shaped the future of this community for several generations. He bought the first lot sold in the new town of Winston, on the corner of Third and Main, for $465. He built his home and one of the first stores. In subsequent years he expanded his businesses into cotton and paper manufacturing and was regarded as the leading merchant of the city.

Robert Gray