Background
Grede, William J. was born on February 24, 1897 in Milwaukee. Son of Henry Lewis and Fannie (Runkle) Grede.
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William J. Grede
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Student, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1915-1917; Doctor of Laws (honorary), George Williams College, 1952; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Carroll College, 1952; Doctor of Business Administration (honorary), Northland College, 1953.
Career
Owner, Liberty Foundry, Milwaukee, 1920-1923;
president sucessor company, Grede Foundries, Inc., Milwaukee, 1940-1960;
chairman, Grede Foundries, Inc., Milwaukee, 1960-1973;
senior vice chairman, Grede Foundries, Inc., Milwaukee, from 1973. Board directors, chairman of the executive committee, president J.I. Case. Board directors Thomas Industries.
Board directors, founder Coatings, Inc. Co-founder, board directors Kingsford Company.
Membership
Chairman state finance Republican Party, 1956. Past member national council Young Men's Christian Association Lieutenant United States Army, 1917-1918. Member Gray Iron Research Institute, Wisconsin Manufacturers Association (president), Employers Association (president), National Association Manufacturers, Gray Iron Founders Association, Steel Founders Society of America, Sons of the American Revolution (Gold Medal for Good Citizenship and Service to Industry 1953).
Lodges: Kiwanis.
Connections
Married Margaret Weiss, September 17, 1919. Children: Janet Grede Jacobs, Betty Grede Davis.
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Nationality
American -
Religion
congregationalist