James Grand
Deceased Person
1857 – 1921
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Who was James Grand?
James Grand was a Canadian businessman who founded the stationery store Grand & Toy with his brother-in-law, Samuel Martin Toy, in 1883. Toy died in 1906 and firm was in control by the Grand family until 1990.
Grand was married to Elizabeth Jane Toy in Toronto on 8 March 1881. They had three sons, including Percy Grand, who succeeded Grand as head of the firm until 1913.
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- Born
- Mar 8, 1857
Yorkville, Toronto - Religion
- Anglicanism
- Methodism
- Nationality
- Canada
- Died
- Nov 7, 1921
Toronto - Resting place
- St. James Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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