a US Congressman elected to represent Indiana's 6th and 10th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1911 to 1917 and 1933 to 1939. He also served as Mayor of Connersville from 1904 to 1910. Gray is buried in Dale Cemetery, located on Memorial Drive in Connersville. Gray Road, on the west side of Connersville, is named for him. Scott Halberstadt, television actor, was born in Connersville in 1976 and graduated from Connersville High School in 1994. Tom T. Hall, country singer and Grand Ole Opry member, spent time in Connersville early in his career and wrote "Thank You, Connersville" about the experience. Matt Howard, a three-time Academic All-American starting forward for Butler University's men's basketball team who has since played professionally for several European teams, is a 2007 graduate of Connersville High School. He played in the 2010 and 2011 NCAA Championship games. In February 2011, Howard was selected as the top Academic All-American in the University category (chosen from all twelve Academic All-America teams, including football). Virginia Claypool Meredith, "Queen of American Agriculture," born in Connersville James N. Huston, Treasurer of the United States 1889–91, lived in Connersville most of his life, founding a local bank, Citizen's Bank. Carol J. Pereyra, founder of Going Bonkers Magazine, raised in Connersville, Indiana and attended middle school and high school. Betsy Ross, former ESPN anchor, graduate of Connersville High School, now freelance broadcaster/emcee in Cincinnati, Ohio. Caleb Blood Smith was a Congressman and the Secretary of the Interior in the Lincoln administration. He was the second occupant of the Elmhurst mansion. Oliver H. Smith was a Congressman and Senator. He built the Elmhurst mansion at the south edge of Connersville in 1831. Dan Toler, rock musician with the Allman Brothers Band and Gregg Allman Band (died 2013) Robert Wise, one of Hollywood's most acclaimed directors and producers, graduated from Connersville High School in 1932. The CHS auditorium, the Robert E. Wise Center for Performing Arts, was named in his honor. Wise is known for his direction of The Sound of Music and West Side Story. Mark Rose, vice president of design and engineering at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida. E. L. Cord, Industrialist/Automaker purchased assets from Lexington/Ansted to begin manufacturing Cord, Auburn, and Duesenberg (parts only) in Connersville. He later founded American Airlines in Dallas, Texas. Newton Claypool, Former member of the Indiana House of Representatives and Indiana