Harold Whittlesey McGraw Jr. (January 10, 1918 – March 24, 2010) was chief executive officer (CEO) of Mcgraw-Hill from 1975 to 1983. He was the eldest of two sons born to Harold Sr. & Louise (née Higgins) McGraw and grandson of McGraw-Hill’s co-founder James H. McGraw and his wife, Mildred. His son is former CEO Harold McGraw III. Harold McGraw Jr. was a captain in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He joined McGraw-Hill in 1947 and retired in 1988. [1] [2]
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Recipient of the 1999 Honor Award from the National Building Museum.
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Harold Whittlesey McGraw Jr. (January 10, 1918 – March 24, 2010) was chief executive officer (CEO) of Mcgraw-Hill from 1975 to 1983. He was the eldest of two sons born to Harold Sr. & Louise (née Higgins) McGraw and grandson of McGraw-Hill’s co-founder James H. McGraw and his wife, Mildred. His son is former CEO Harold McGraw III. Harold McGraw Jr. was a captain in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He joined McGraw-Hill in 1947 and retired in 1988. [1] [2]
Awards and honors
Recipient of the 1999 Honor Award from the National Building Museum.
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- 2010 deaths
- American publishing chief executives
- American publishers (people)
- Businesspeople from New York City
- People from Darien, Connecticut
- Princeton University alumni
- United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
- Lawrenceville School alumni
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- United States Army Air Forces officers
- American publisher (people) stubs
- American chief executive stubs