Isaac P. Gray

Isaac P. Gray
Isaac P. Gray, 1888 portrait, by Theodore C. Steele
18th and 20th Governor of Indiana
In office
November 20, 1880 – January 10, 1881
LieutenantFredrick Vieche (acting)
Preceded byJames D. Williams
Succeeded byAlbert G. Porter
In office
January 12, 1885 – January 14, 1889
LieutenantMahlon D. Manson
Alonzo G. Smith (acting)
Preceded byAlbert G. Porter
Succeeded byAlvin P. Hovey
18th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
In office
January 13, 1877 – November 2, 1880
GovernorJames D. Williams
Preceded byLeonidas Sexton
Succeeded byFredrick Vieche
as Acting Lieutenant Governor
Member of the Indiana Senate
In office
1870–1874
Personal details
Born(1828-10-18)October 18, 1828
Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedFebruary 14, 1895(1895-02-14) (aged 66)
Mexico City, Mexico
Political partyWhig
Republican (1865–1876)
Democrat (1876–1895)
SpouseEliza 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."