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Character Study of William R. Grace Leader in New York Politics
Special correspondence profiles William R. Grace, Brooklyn-born Catholic businessman and two-term mayor, outlining his life, family, finances, and public service. It notes his anti-Tammany stance, marriage to a Protestant, and family discipline, detailing Grace’s homes, farm, horses, charitable giving, and political influence.
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New York
William R. Grace
Brooklyn
Grace
William Dowd
Bank of North America
Christ
Lima
South America
Joseph
Columbia College
Richard
Mr. Grace
Great Neck
Seventy-ninth Street
Lexington Avenue
Central Park
New York City
Country Place
Jerseys
W. R. Grace
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Hugh Grant
Fred Gibbs
David B. Hill
Cleveland
I. D. Marrshall