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William Russell Grace (May 10, 1832 – March 21, 1904) was an American politician, the first Roman Catholic mayor of New York City, and the founder of W. R. Grace and Company. [1]
William R. Grace (born May 10, 1832, Queenstown [now Cobh], County Cork, Ire.—died March 21, 1904, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was an American shipowner and founder of W.R. Grace & Co., a corporation that was for many years a dominant influence on the economy of South America’s west coast and, under the management of his heirs, became a ...
The company was founded in 1854 in Peru by William Russell Grace at the age of 22. [1] [4] [5] [6] Grace left Ireland during the Great Famine [7] and traveled to South America with his family.
William Russell Grace, mayor of New York City, accepts the Statue of Liberty from the people of France. 1890 Grace inaugurates steamship service between New York and the west coast of South America.
14 de mai. de 2018 · William Russell Grace (1832-1904), Irish-born American entrepreneur and politician, dominated commerce between Peru and the United States and promoted industrial and agricultural development in South America. William R. Grace was born in Queenstown, Ireland, on May 10, 1832.
Grace’s founder, William Russell Grace, was born in Ireland in 1832. The adventurous entrepreneur from County Cork, not only would establish a global enterprise, but would become New York City’s first Roman Catholic mayor. In 1854, he founded W. R. Grace & Co. in Callao, Peru.
William Russell Grace began working in the booming business of exporting guano from Peru to North America and Europe and then branched out into other aspects of the growing trade between the west coast of South America and the United States.
