John S. Gray (Idaho politician)

John S. Gray (1833 – September 12, 1891) was a Republican politician from Idaho.

John S. Gray
Lithograph of Gray from The West Shore in 1891
Ex-officio Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
In office December 18, 1890 – September 12, 1891
Governor	N. B. Willey
Preceded by	N. B. Willey
Succeeded by	F. B. Willis
Member of the Idaho Senate
In office 1890 – September 12, 1891
Constituency	Ada County
Delegate to the Idaho Constitutional Convention
In office July 4, 1889 – August 6, 1889
Constituency	Ada County
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
In office 1880–1881
Constituency	Ada County
Idaho Territorial Treasurer
In office January 16, 1871 – February 16, 1872
Preceded by	Edward C. Sterling
Succeeded by	John Huntoon
Personal details
Born	1833 Watertown, New York, U.S.
Died	September 12, 1891 (aged 58) Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Political party	Republican

Gray was born in Watertown, New York, in 1833, and he moved West, to Yreka, California, in 1857. He came to Idaho Territory in 1862, first to Orofino, then to Florence, before settling in Boise. He lost elections for district attorney in 1864 and sheriff in 1868 before being appointed as territorial treasurer in 1871. He was elected to represent Ada County in the territorial house of representatives in 1880. Gray then served as a delegate to the Idaho Constitutional Convention for Ada County in 1889. He was elected to the first state senate in 1890, and was elected as president pro tempore of that body.[1] Upon Lieutenant Governor N. B. Willey's elevation to the governorship on December 18, 1890, Gray, as president pro tempore of the senate, became ex-officio lieutenant governor. He died in Boise on September 12, 1891, at the age of 58.[2]