Background
Roig, Harold Joseph was born on July 7, 1885 in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Son of Adolphus S. and Josephine (Cope) Roig.
Roig, Harold Joseph was born on July 7, 1885 in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Son of Adolphus S. and Josephine (Cope) Roig.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1907. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia, 1909.
Admitted New York bar, 1909, practiced firm Byrne & Cutcheon, later Ivins, Wolf & Hoguet, New York City, 1909-1915. Counsel West.R. Grace & Company, 1915, secretary, 1916-1942, director, 1929-1959, director emeritus, 1959, vice president, 1927-1945, vice chairman, 1945-1950, director and officer affiliated companies. Director Pan American Grace Airways, 1929-1955, president, 1939-1949.
Member of the advisory board Marine Midland Grace Trust Company New New York
Former director, president, chairman Naco Fertilizer Company.
Member, secretary nitrate committee United States, World War I. Police judge Village of Kings Point, Long Island, 1928-1939, trustee, 1939-1944. Clubs: Church, University, India House (New York City).
Married Henrietta Havens, January 10, 1917. Children: Jean (Mistress J. T. Ross), Carol (Mistress David G. Watrous), Leila, Josephine (Mistress G. West. Humphrey).