Background
Gray, Walter H. was born on August 20, 1898 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of William Cole and Irena Hanswood (Talley) Gray.
Gray, Walter H. was born on August 20, 1898 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of William Cole and Irena Hanswood (Talley) Gray.
Student College William and Mary, U. Richmond Law School. Bachelor of Divinity, Virginia Episcopal Theological Seminary, 1928 (honorary), Doctor of Divinity, 1941. Honorary South.T.D., Berkeley Divinity School, 1940, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1941.
Doctor of Divinity, University Richmond, 1954, Wycliffe College, Toronto, Canada, 1962.
Doctor of Civil Law, University of South, 1960. Doctor of Humane Letters, University Hartford, 1962.
Doctorate. Canon Law, Berkeley Division School, 1969.
Admitted to Virginia bar, 1925. Ordained deacon, P.E. Church, 1928, priest 1929. Assistant rector Saint John's Church, West Hartford, Connecticut, 1928-1932.
Dean Nativity Pro-Cathedral, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1932-1936.
Dean Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford, 1937-1940. Suffragan bishop Diocese of Connecticut 1940-1945, bishop coadjutor, 1945-1951, bishop, 1951-1969, bishop emeritus, 1969-1973.
President Province of New England, Protestant Episcopal Church Chairman 3d Lambeth Conference Committee, National Council. Protestant Episcopal Church, 1958.
Chairman of Commission arrangements Anglican Congress 1954.
President Church Missions Public Company. Trustee Trinity College, Hartford, Saint Stephen’s School, Rome, Italy. Corporator Institute of Living, Mount Sinai Hospital, Hartford.
Served with 29th Division, United States Army, 1917-1919, Advertising Educational Foundation. Member South.R. in Virginia, Society Colonial Wars (Connecticut chaplain, chaplain general), Society Cincinnati (Connecticut chaplain), Kappa Alpha, Delta Theta Phi. Clubs: Farmington (Connecticut) Country.
Married Virginia Stuart Hutchinson, February 4, 1933. Children: Agatha Ashton (Mistress J. T. Cabaniss, Junior.