Sir John Gray and the Spire, Dublin
(1815 – 1875) Irish physician, surgeon, newspaper proprietor, journalist and politician. He was active both in municipal and national government for much of his life. He died at Bath in England on 9 April 1875. Shortly after his death, his contributions to the provision of the water supply, and the beneficial impact this had to conditions of public health in Dublin,[5] were recognised in a memorial statue on O'Connell Street (Source - Wilkipedia)
