James H. McGraw
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James Herbert McGraw born in Harmony, New York
Harmony, New York
Harmony is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 2,339 at the 2000 census.The Town of Harmony is on the south border of the county and southwest of Jamestown, New York.- History :First settlement began around 1809....

, USA, was co-founder of what is now The McGraw-Hill Companies
McGraw-Hill
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., is a publicly traded corporation headquartered in Rockefeller Center in New York City. Its primary areas of business are financial, education, publishing, broadcasting, and business services...

. He was the president of McGraw-Hill from 1917 to 1928. The McGraw Publishing Company and the Hill Publishing Company merged their book departments in 1909.

McGraw is interred in Evergreen Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery, Morristown
Evergreen Cemetery is a cemetery located in Morristown, in Morris County, New Jersey.-Notable interments:*George T. Cobb , represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district from 1861 to 1863, and Mayor of Morristown from 1865 to 1869....

 in Morristown, New Jersey
Morristown, New Jersey
Morristown is a town in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 18,411. It is the county seat of Morris County. Morristown became characterized as "the military capital of the American Revolution" because of its strategic role in the...

(Plot: Section 36, Lots 15&16, Grave 3).
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