Henry F. Grady

Henry F. Grady

Henry Francis Grady (Feb 12, 1882 - Sep 14, 1957) was an American diplomat. Born in San Francisco, California to John Henry Grady and Ellen G. Rourke, he earned a PhD in Economics from Columbia University. On October 18, 1917 he married Lucretia Louise del Valle (daughter of California State Sen. Reginaldo Francisco del Valle, and granddaughter of Los Angeles Mayor Ygnacio del Valle). Grady's daughter, Patricia L Grady, was born in Paris France 11 May 1920 and died 28 May 2000 in Asheville, Buncombe, NC. On 24 Aug 1942 she married diplomat John Paton Davies, Jr.

Early career

He worked at the US Commerce Department in Economics as an aide to Secretary Herbert Hoover in 1921. He was the Dean, College of Commerce at the UC Berkeley from 1928 to 1937. He became President of the shipping company APL in 1941 remaining there until 1947.

Diplomatic career

Grady was the first US Ambassador to India, serving from 1947-1948 (concurrently US Ambassador to Nepal 1948). He was then appointed as US Ambassador to Greece from 1948 to 1950, and US Ambassador to Iran 1950-1951.

Death

He died September 14, 1957 onboard the SS President Wilson, Pacific Ocean from heart failure and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, CA.


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