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Archibald Gracie

Archibald Gracie (June 25, 1755 – April 11, 1829) was a Scottish-born shipping magnate and early American businessman and merchant in New York City and Virginia whose spacious home, Gracie Mansion, now serves as the residence of the Mayor of New York City.[1]

For other uses, see Archibald Gracie (disambiguation).

Archibald Gracie

June 25, 1755

Dumfries, Scotland

April 11, 1829 (aged 73)

New York City, U.S.

Woodlawn Cemetery

Merchant

Esther Rogers
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(after 1784)​
  • Elizabeth Fitch

Eliza Gracie
Sarah Gracie
Archibald Gracie II
Esther Rogers Gracie

William Gracie

Archibald Gracie III (grandson)
Charles King (son-in-law)
James Gore King (son-in-law)
William Lawrence (son-in-law)

Early life[edit]

Archibald Gracie was born June 25, 1755, in Dumfries, Scotland. He was the son of a weaver named William Gracie. In 1776, Gracie moved to Liverpool and clerked for a London shipping firm. He used his earnings to purchase a part interest in a merchant ship.

Eliza Gracie (1790–1825), who married (1789–1867), the president of Columbia University, and the second son of U.S. Senator Rufus King

Charles King

Sarah Gracie (1791–1878), who married (1791–1853), a U.S. congressman, and the third son of Rufus King[5]

James Gore King

Archibald Gracie II (1795–1865), who married Elizabeth Davidson Bethune (d. 1863)

Esther Rogers Gracie (1801–1857), who married (1800–1881), Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island[6][7][8]

William Beach Lawrence

Mary Ann Gracie (1805–1876), who married Judge (1793–1881).[9]

Michael Ulshoeffer

Morrison Jr., George Austin, History of Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York, 1756–1906. New York: 1906.

American Heritage magazine