Joseph Peter Grace
American industrialist
Died when: 81 years 329 days (982 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Joseph Peter Grace Jr. (May 25, 1913 – April 19, 1995) was an American industrialist who 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.
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