William H. Gray III

Bill Gray
House Majority Whip
In office
June 15, 1989 – September 11, 1991
LeaderTom Foley
Preceded byTony Coelho
Succeeded byDavid Bonior
Chair of the House Democratic Caucus
In office
January 3, 1989 – June 15, 1989
LeaderJim Wright
Tom Foley
Preceded byDick Gephardt
Succeeded bySteny Hoyer
Chair of the House Budget Committee
In office
January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1989
Preceded byJames R. Jones
Succeeded byLeon Panetta
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1979 – September 11, 1991
Preceded byRobert N. C. Nix Sr.
Succeeded byLucien E. Blackwell
Personal details
Born
William Herbert Gray III

(1941-08-20)August 20, 1941
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedJuly 1, 2013(2013-07-01) (aged 71)
London, England
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAndrea Dash
Children3
EducationFranklin and Marshall College (BA)
Drew University (MDiv)
Princeton Theological Seminary (ThM)

William Herbert Gray III (August 20, 1941 – July 1, 2013) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1979 to 1991. He also served as chairman of the House Committee on the Budget from 1985 to 1989 and House Majority Whip from 1989 to 1991. He resigned from Congress in September of that year to become president and chief executive officer of the United Negro College Fund, a position he held until 2004.

He was the fourth-highest-ranking member of the House at the time of his resignation and a minister in Philadelphia. He was co-founder of the government lobbying and advisory firm, Gray Loeffler LLC, headquartered in Washington, D.C.[1]