Background
Gray, Earl Quincy was born on January 24, 1891 in Higgins, Texas, United States. Son of Eli Clark and Nancy Adelaide (Patton) Gray.
Gray, Earl Quincy was born on January 24, 1891 in Higgins, Texas, United States. Son of Eli Clark and Nancy Adelaide (Patton) Gray.
Bachelor of Arts Oklahoma, 1910. Bachelor of Science, University Chicago, 1911. Juris Doctor cum laude, University Chicago, 1913.
Practice, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, 1913-1914;
practice, Ardmore, Oklahoma, from 1914;
member, Gray & Poindexter and predecessor firms, Ardmore, 1914-1950;
private practice, Ardmore, from 1950. Cattle rancher Johnston and Murray counties. Owner oil operations Carter, Stephens, Garvin & Marshall counties.
Oil royalty; other investment interests. Member Oklahoma Securities Commission, 1958-1959.
President Chickasaw council Boy Scouts American, 1935-1936. Chairman Community Chest campaign, Ardmore, 1955. Chairman of Commission building campaign Oklahoma Bar Center, 1960-1961.
Board directors Oklahoma Society for Crippled Children, 1950-1970, president, 1970. Fellow American Bar Foundation (Fifty-Year award 1974). Member American (Oklahoma state delegate 1963-1975, Board of Governors District 11 1974-1976), Oklahoma (president 1957, Chairman of Commission administration justice which submitted constitutional amendment creating special.ct. for removal of judges for cause, member 3-man commission to investigate corruption in Oklahoma Supreme Court 1964-1965, resulting in removal and disbarment of 2 members of court), Carter County (past president) bar associations, National Conference Bar Presidents (member of council, from 1961, treasurer 1963-1970, vice chairman 1970-1971, chairman 1971-1972), Indiana Producers Association, American JudicatureSoc.
(director 1959-1963), Okla Bar Foundation (trustee from 1957, president 1963-1965), Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association, Rotary (local president 1933-1934, district gov.1953-1954, member constitution and by-laws committee 1955-1957, chairman 1957-1958, parliamentarian 1970 internat convention), Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Lucile D. Roberts, July 2, 1921. Children: Roger K., Nancy L. (Mistress Nancy Cheek).