. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. is pastorateof the First Methodist Episco-pal Church in Camden has cov-ered a period more than twelveyears. Dr. Gravatts boyhood dayswere spent at Francis Mills:and his education, begun m thecountry public schools, was con-tinued in a private Academy atPerrineville, conducted by theRev. George MacMillan, a Pres-byterian clergyman. He subse-quently a t te n d e d the HighSchool at Toms River, and forthree years after h
. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. is pastorateof the First Methodist Episco-pal Church in Camden has cov-ered a period more than twelveyears. Dr. Gravatts boyhood dayswere spent at Francis Mills:and his education, begun m thecountry public schools, was con-tinued in a private Academy atPerrineville, conducted by theRev. George MacMillan, a Pres-byterian clergyman. He subse-quently a t te n d e d the HighSchool at Toms River, and forthree years after his graduationtherefrom taught school whilehe took private lessons inGreek, Latin and the finally entered Drew Theological Seminary at Madison graduating in1890. He was admitted to orders at once and became a member of theNew Jersey Annual Conference. His first pulpit was in the Methodist Church at Delanco where heserved three years. He was afterwards assigned to Beverly for fovir years,to Grace Church at Red Bank three years, Central Church at AtlanticCity three years. First Church Millville for two years and in 1904 he wascalled to the First Church in EDWARD W. GRAY—Newark, (141 Wakeman Avenue)—In-surance. Born in Jersey City, on Aug. 18, 1870; married in 1898to Altha R. Hay, of Summit. Edward W. Gray is a member of Congress from the Eighth New Jer-sey District, and in busmess is President of the Argus Press, publishers ofthe Bayonne Review. He attended the public schools of Jersey City; Green 217 and, beginning as a clerk in a store, entered newspaper work a fewyears later as a reporter on the New York Herald. In 1898 he becameCity Editor of the Newark Daily Advertiser, and five years later wasmade President and General Manager of the Company that published the newspaper field he organized the Commercial Casualty Insur-ance Company. Mr. Gray was Secretary of the Republican State Committee when hewas first elected to a seat in Congress, in 1
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