Background
Grace, J. Peter was born on May 25, 1913 in Manhasset, New York, United States. Son of Joseph and Janet (Macdonald) Grace.
Grace, J. Peter was born on May 25, 1913 in Manhasset, New York, United States. Son of Joseph and Janet (Macdonald) Grace.
Student, St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire, 1932. Bachelor, Yale University, 1936. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Mount St. Mary's College.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Manhattan College. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Fordham University. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Boston College.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Notre Dame. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Belmont Abbey. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Stonehill College.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Christian Brothers College. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Adelphi University. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Furman University, Rider College, Mount St. Vincent College.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Barry University. Doctor Latin American Relations, St. Joseph's College. Doctor of Science, Clarkson College.
Distributed control system (honorary), St. John's University. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Fairleigh Dickinson University. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Canisius College.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Assumption College. Doctor of Laws (honorary), The Citadel. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Stevens Institute of Technology.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Barry University.
With, W.R. Grace & Company, Boca Raton, Florida, 1936-1995;secretary, W.R. Grace & Company. New York City, 1942;director, W.R. Grace & Company. New York City, 1943-1995;vice president, W.R. Grace & Company.
New York City, 1945;president, Chief Executive Officer, W.R. Grace & Company. New York City, 1945-1981;chairman, Chief Executive Officer, W.R. Grace & Company, Boca Raton, Florida, 1981-1992;chairman, W.R. Grace & Company, Boca Raton, Florida, 1993-1995. Board directors Chemed Corporation, chairman, since 1993.
Board directors Milliken & Company, Omnicare Inc., Roto-Rooter, Inc., Stone & Webster Inc., National Sanitary Supply Company. Director emeritus Ingersoll-Rand Company. Honorary director Brascan Ltd.
Trusteeemeritus Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company, Atlantic Reins. Company; board directors, trustee Centennial Insurance Company.
President, board directors Catholic Youth Organization of Archdiocese of New York. Board directors Boys Clubs American. President, trustee Grace Institute.
Member president's committee Greater New York, corporation grants committee, trustee emeritus, Notre Dame University. Chairman council national trustees National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver. Chairman President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control in Federal Government, 1982-1984.
Co-chairman Citizens Against Government Waste. Trustee United States Council for International Business. Board governors Thomas Aquinas College.
Chairman advisory committee Americares Foundation. Member Newcomen Society, Knights of Malta (president, board councillors), Links, Meadow Brook Club, Pacific Union Club, Everglades Club, Lotus Club, River Club.
Married Margaret Fennelly, May 24, 1941.