James A. Gray, Jr.
James Alexander Gray, Jr. was a former president and chairman of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in WinstonSalem, North Carolina. He was the brother of fellow R.J. Reynolds president Bowman Gray, Sr. He also served as a North Carolina state senator for two terms and as a philanthropist, donated to a variety of educational causes in North Carolina.
Gray was born in WinstonSalem to Wachovia cofounder James Alexander Gray and the former Aurelia Bowman. After receiving his primary and secondary education in his hometown, Gray graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1908. He became a clerk at Wachovia, eventually rising withinyears to a position as vicepresident. In 1919, Gray joined the board of directors at Wachovia, on which he remained the rest of his life.
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