Broker (Cotton)/Philanthropist
Centurion, 1889–1903
Born 15 June 1840 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Died 23 November 1903 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Buried Green-Wood Cemetery
, Brooklyn, New York
Proposed by James J. Higginson and Gustavus Tuckerman
Elected 6 April 1889 at age forty-eight
Archivist’s Note: Brother of Charles King Gracie; cousin of Edward King
Century Memorial
James King Gracie was descended from and connected with notable families in the business history of New York. His ancestor, Archibald Gracie, was the founder of the house which bore his name, which was afterwards merged in the house of Prime, Ward & King, and the affairs of which, later, passed to the Ogdens. Mr. Gracie in early life had charge of his father’s cotton interests in Alabama, then formed a connection with Mr. Edward King and finally established the house of J. K. Gracie & Westervelt, from which he retired ten years since, devoting much of his time to various charities. He was an officer of the Church of the Holy Communion, one of the founders of the Newsboys’ Home in 32d Street, a Trustee and Treasurer of the New York Orthopædic Hospital, and active in the Children’s Aid Society. He was connected also with the Museum of Natural History and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Edward Cary
1904 Century Association Yearbook