james  jamie '' dornan played mr gray in 50 shades of gray.
who plays mr gray in 50 shades of gray?
james `` jamie '' dornan
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matthew gray was born in hartlepool in 1855 and worked through several technical and business departments at his father's, sir william gray's, shipyards and gaining distinctions in his "oxford & cambridge examinations". eventually he became a partner in his father's hartlepool based shipbuilding business william gray & company. matthew gray's later business interests specialised in the manufacture of steel plate which complimented his family's ship building interests. in august 1889, for example, he is recorded as being on board during the maiden voyage and sea trials of the s.s. empress considerable built by william gray & co. gray also took a keen interest in politics and as staunch liberal delivered many speeches in support of that political party during the general election the year before his death. these speeches were reported as :marked by great vigour" and showed that he had "a somewhat wide grasp of the political problems of the day". his obituary in the northern daily mail notes that "mr gray's liberality to the work-people and those dependent on them will long be remembered. and withal it was characterised with the utmost un-ostentation. mr gray was always willing to support by his presence and purse every good effort – whether social, religious or athletic. he was president of the seaton carew golf club from its commencement, and as our readers will know has long presented a challenge trophy which has been played for regularly". on occasions the seaton carew golf club was short of funds but its records show that its first president gray was a considerable benefactor. especially so during the building of the club house in 1893. in 1886 the club was in the red to the tune of £11 10 shillings and 6 pence but gray quietly donated a cheque for that sum. matthew gray contracted pneumonia after a short illness and died suddenly on 16 june 1896 and pursuant with the property amendment act of 1859 his death was formally announced in the london gazette on 20 november that year. major matthew gray's funeral took place on 19 june 1896 and is reported to have taken place in the presence of thousands of people.
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