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William Grant 1901 - 1957

William Grant was born on October 2, 1901, and died at age 55 years old in September 1957. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Grant.
William Grant
October 2, 1901
September 1957
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William Grant's History: 1901 - 1957

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  • 10/2
    1901

    Birthday

    October 2, 1901
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  • 09/dd
    1957

    Death

    September 1957
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    William Grant lived 16 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 55.
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In 1901, in the year that William Grant was born, John Pierpont "J. P." Morgan created U.S. Steel. J.P. Morgan was an American banker and financier who dominated U.S. business at this time. He had previously overseen the creation of General Electric, as well as International Harvester and AT&T. He has been referred to as America's greatest banker. U.S. Steel was the first billion dollar company in the world, worth $1.4 billion in 1901.
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In 1911, William was only 10 years old when the United States Supreme Court broke up Standard Oil in May. John D. Rockefeller established Standard Oil in 1870 and it was the largest oil refinery at the time. The Supreme Court found that Standard Oil of New Jersey (one of the many iterations of Standard Oil) was guilty of "monopolizing the petroleum industry through a series of abusive and anticompetitive actions". The Court broke up the several entities that comprised Standard Oil and they eventually became competing firms.
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