US Supreme Court, but Gregory declined the offer because of his impaired hearing, his eagerness to participate in Wilson's re-election campaign, and his belief that he lacked the necessary temperament to be a judge. He was a member of Wilson's Second Industrial Conference in 1919 and 1920. Death and legacy During a trip to New York to confer with Franklin Roosevelt, Gregory contracted pneumonia and died. He is buried in Austin. His portrait was painted in 1917 by the Swiss-born American artist Adolfo Müller-Ury (1862–1947) and hangs in the Department of Justice in Washington, DC. References External links Handbook of Texas Online: Thomas W. Gregory 1861 births 1933 deaths Texas lawyers United States Attorneys General Woodrow Wilson administration cabinet members 20th-century American politicians Webb School (Bell Buckle, Tennessee) alumni People from Austin, Texas People born in the Confederate States