William Herbert Gray III, also known as Bill Gray, was born on August 20, 1941. He was a prominent American politician, pastor, and advocate for education and social justice. Gray served as a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1991 and became the first African American to chair the House Budget Committee. He was also the Majority Whip, making him one of the highest-ranking Black politicians in Congress at the time.
Beyond politics, Gray was a Baptist minister and later served as the president of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), where he helped raise significant funds for historically Black colleges and universities.
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