Thomas R. Gray
Thomas R. Gray | |
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| Born | Thomas Ruffin Gray 1800 |
| Died | August 23, 1845 (aged 44–45) Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Notable works | The Confessions of Nat Turner (1831) |
Thomas Ruffin Gray (1800 – August 23, 1845) was an American attorney, diplomat, and author. He represented several enslaved people during their trials in the wake of Nat Turner's Rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia in 1831. Gray interviewed Nat Turner and published The Confessions of Nat Turner, the first detailed account of the slave rebellion. Later, Gray was appointed as the U.S. Consul for Tabasco, Mexico and Trinidad de Cuba, Cuba.