William Grayson | |
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| United States Senator from Virginia | |
| In office March 4, 1789 – March 12, 1790 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Succeeded by | John Walker |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Prince William County | |
| In office 1788–1789 Serving with Cuthbert Bullitt | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Carroll Brent |
| Succeeded by | Henry Washington |
| Member of the Continental Congress from Virginia | |
| In office 1785–1787 | |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Prince William County | |
| In office 1784–1785 Serving with Alexander Scott Bullitt | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Lee |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Lee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1742 Prince William County, Virginia |
| Died | March 12, 1790 (aged 47–48) Dumfries, Virginia |
| Political party | Anti-Administration |
| Spouse | Eleanor Smallwood |
| Relations | William Grayson Carter (grandson) John B. Grayson (grandson) Alexander D. Orr (nephew) |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  Continental Army |
| Years of service | 1776-1779 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | Grayson's Additional Continental Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
William Grayson (1742[1] – March 12, 1790) was a planter, lawyer and statesman from Virginia. After leading a Virginia regiment in the Continental Army, Grayson served in the Virginia House of Delegates before becoming one of the first two U.S. Senators from Virginia, as well as a leader of the Anti-Federalist faction.[2] Grayson became the first member of the United States Congress to die while holding office.
- ^ Joseph Horrell, New Light on William Grayson, Virginia Magazine of History and Biography vol. 92 (1984)
- ^ Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915) vol. 2, p. 10, digitally available at Hathi Trust