J. Peter Grace, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

J. Peter Grace

American businessman

Date of Birth: 25-May-1913

Place of Birth: Manhasset, New York, United States

Date of Death: 19-Apr-1995

Profession: polo player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About J. Peter Grace

  • Joseph Peter Grace (May 25, 1913 – April 19, 1995) was an American industrialist of Irish Catholic heritage.
  • He was president of the diversified chemical company, W.
  • R.
  • Grace & Co., for 48 years, making him the longest serving CEO of a public company. Born in Manhasset, New York, he succeeded his father, Joseph Peter Grace Sr.
  • (1872–1950), as President and CEO of W.
  • R.
  • Grace and Company in 1945 when his father suffered a stroke.
  • The firm was founded by his grandfather William R.
  • Grace, the first Roman Catholic to be elected Mayor of New York City.
  • His maternal grandfather was Charles B.
  • Macdonald, a major figure in early American golf who built the first 18-hole course in the United States.
  • He was devoutly Catholic.

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