Isaac P. Gray

Isaac P. Gray
Isaac P. Gray, 1888 portrait, by Theodore C. Steele
18th and 20th Governor of Indiana
In office November 20, 1880 – January 10, 1881
Lieutenant	Fredrick Vieche (acting)
Preceded by	James D. Williams
Succeeded by	Albert G. Porter
In office January 12, 1885 – January 14, 1889
Lieutenant	Mahlon D. Manson Alonzo G. Smith (acting)
Preceded by	Albert G. Porter
Succeeded by	Alvin P. Hovey
18th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
In office January 13, 1877 – November 2, 1880
Governor	James D. Williams
Preceded by	Leonidas Sexton
Succeeded by	Fredrick Vieche as Acting Lieutenant Governor
Member of the Indiana Senate
In office 1870–1874
Personal details
Born	(1828-10-18)October 18, 1828 Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	February 14, 1895(1895-02-14) (aged 66) Mexico City, Mexico
Political party	Whig Republican (1865–1876) Democrat (1876–1895)
Spouse	Eliza Jane Jaqua Gray
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Isaac Pusey Gray (October 18, 1828 – February 14, 1895) was the 18th and 20th governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1880 to 1881 and from 1885 to 1889. Originally a Republican, he oversaw the forceful passage of the post-American Civil War constitutional amendments while he was a member of the Indiana Senate. He became a Democrat following the corruption of the Administration of Ulysses S. Grant but was regularly stymied by his Democratic adversaries who constantly referred to his tactics while a Republican, earning him the nickname "Sisyphus of the Wabash."