Isaac P. Gray | |
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18th and 20th Governor of Indiana | |
In office November 20, 1880 – January 10, 1881 | |
Lieutenant | Fredrick Vieche (acting) |
Preceded by | James D. Williams |
Succeeded by | Albert G. Porter |
In office January 12, 1885 – January 14, 1889 | |
Lieutenant | Mahlon D. Manson Alonzo G. Smith (acting) |
Preceded by | Albert G. Porter |
Succeeded by | Alvin P. Hovey |
18th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana | |
In office January 13, 1877 – November 2, 1880 | |
Governor | James D. Williams |
Preceded by | Leonidas Sexton |
Succeeded by | Fredrick Vieche as Acting Lieutenant Governor |
Member of the Indiana Senate | |
In office 1870–1874 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S. | October 18, 1828
Died | February 14, 1895 Mexico City, Mexico | (aged 66)
Political party | Whig Republican (1865–1876) Democrat (1876–1895) |
Spouse | Eliza Jane Jaqua Gray |
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Isaac Pusey Gray (October 18, 1828 – February 14, 1895) was the 18th and 20th governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1880 to 1881 and from 1885 to 1889. Originally a Republican, he oversaw the forceful passage of the post-American Civil War constitutional amendments while he was a member of the Indiana Senate. He became a Democrat following the corruption of the Administration of Ulysses S. Grant but was regularly stymied by his Democratic adversaries who constantly referred to his tactics while a Republican, earning him the nickname "Sisyphus of the Wabash."