Background
III, William Herbert Gray, was born on August 20, 1941 in Baton Rouge.
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III, William Herbert Gray, was born on August 20, 1941 in Baton Rouge.
Bachelor of Arts, Franklin and Marshall College, 1963; Master of Divinity, Drew Theological Seminary, Madison, New Jersey, 1966; Master of Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1970; postgraduate, University of Pennsylvania, 1965; postgraduate, Temple University, 1966; postgraduate, University of Oxford, 1967.
Ordained to ministry Baptist Church. Assistant minister Bright Hope Baptist Church, Philadelphia, 1963-1964. Director 1st Baptist Church, Montclair, New Jersey, 1964-1965.
Co-pastor, senior minister Union Baptist Church, 1966-1972. Assistant professor, director St. Peter's College, Jersey City, 1970-1974. Senior minister Bright Hope Baptist Church, since 1972.
Lecturer Jersey City State College, 1968, Rutgers University, 1971, Montclair State College, 1970-1972. Member United States Congress from 2nd Pennsylvania District, 1979—1991, chairman democratic course, 1988, majority whip, 1989—1991. President, Chief Executive Officer United Negro College Fund, New York City, 1991—2004.
Founder, chairman The Amani Group LLC, Washington, since 2004. Chairman house budget committee, 1985. Member house appropriations committee, National Economic Commission.
Vice chairman Democratic Leadership Council. Special advisory to President & secretary on Haiti, The White House, 1994. Board directors, The Chase Manhattan Corporation, 1992-2000, J.P. Morgan Chase & Company, since 2000, Dell Inc., since 2000, Visteon Corporation, since 2000, Pfizer Inc., since 2000, Prudential Financial, Inc., since 2001.
Member Philadelphia Pastor's Conference, Philadelphia Baptist Association, Progressive National Baptist Association, American Baptist Convention, Alpha Phi Alpha. Clubs: Frontier International Lodges: Masons, Elks.
Married Andrea Dash, April 17, 1971. Children: William H. IV, Justin Yates, Andrew Dash.
