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Norman B. Gray

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Norman Briggs Gray
Justice of Wyoming Supreme Court
In office
1963–1971
Preceded byFred H. Blume
Succeeded byRodney M. Guthrie
19th Attorney General of Wyoming
In office
1959–1962
Preceded byThomas Miller
Succeeded byJohn F. Raper
14th Attorney General of Wyoming
In office
1947–1951
Preceded byLouis J. O'Marr
Succeeded byHarry S. Harnsberger
Personal details
Born(1902-10-24)October 24, 1902
DiedJune 22, 1976(1976-06-22) (aged 73)

Norman Briggs "Tiny" Gray (October 24, 1902 – June 22, 1976) was an American jurist who served as a justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court from January 7, 1963, to December 31, 1971.

He was born in Bloomfield, Nebraska, and received a law degree from the University of Nebraska in 1928. He entered private practice in Norfolk, Nebraska, but moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming the following year,[1] where he practiced law for many years.

He was secretary of the Wyoming Public Service Commission from 1932 to 1938 and then a trial examiner for the Federal Power Commission in Washington D.C.from 1938 to 1942. Upon return home he served as Wyoming Attorney General from 1947 to 1950 and again from 1959 to 1962.[2] He practiced law from 1954 to 1959 with, among others, John J. Hickey. He became a Supreme Court justice on January 7, 1963, and retired on December 31, 1971. He died in Cheyenne on June 22, 1976.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Wyoming State Archives biography of Norman B. Gray, available at 2301 Central Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82001,
  2. ^ Wyoming Blue Book, Vol. 3, 1990 at 36.
Political offices
Preceded by Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court
1963–1971
Succeeded by