Grayson, William, 1736-1790
William Grayson (1736 – March 12, 1790) was a soldier, lawyer, and statesman from Virginia. He was one of the first two U.S. Senators from Virginia, and belonged to the Anti-Federalist faction.
Born at Belle Aire Plantation in Prince William County in the Colony of Virginia, Grayson attended the University of Pennsylvania, and received his degree in Law from the University of Oxford and was knowledgeable in Latin, Greek, and English history. He practiced law, principally in Prince William County, Virginia. Grayson was involved in the political prelude to the Revolution in Virginia. He was on various Committees of Correspondence and military preparedness. In June, 1776 became an assistant secretary to George Washington, and was promoted as an aide-de-camp to Washington in August, which came with the rank of rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In January, 1777, William Grayson recruited a regiment for the Continental Army known as Grayson's Additional Continental Regiment, and served as its colonel. In 1779, he resigned his military commission to serve on the Congressional Board of War. In 1781, he returned to Dumfries to practice law.
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