Boswell, H. James.  American Blue Book Western Washington, Seattle, Lowman and  
Hanford Co., 1922.  p. 212.

WILLIAM H. McGRATH, vice president of the Puget Sound Light & Power Company, 
is one of the best executives on the Pacific coast, a man of high intellectual 
training and broad vision.  Mr. McGrath is a native of Massachusetts, and was 
born in 1879.  His early educational training was had in public schools, 
following which he attended Adams Academy, of Quincy, Mass.  When eighteen 
years of age he entered Harvard and graduated with the class of 1902, in 
engineering.  The same year he went with the Stone & Webster interests of 
Boston.  In 1902 he went to Houghton, Mich., first as electrical engineer, and 
later as superintendent of the Houghton County electric Light company.  Two 
years later he became manager of the Houghton County Traction company and also 
the Houghton County Electric Light company.  In 1909 Mr. McGrath was 
transferred to Minneapolis where he became assistant to the vice president of 
the Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power company.  When Mr. Leonard became 
president of the corporation, Mr. McGrath became manager, and later was 
advanced to the vice-presidency, a position he holds at this writing.  He is n 
a charge of all operations on Puget sound.  He is a member of the Rainier 
Club, Seattle Golf club, University club, vice president of the Seattle 
Harvard club and also a member of the American Institute of Electrical 
Engineers, American Economic Association and American Academy of Political and 
Social Science.

Submitted by: Judy Bivens

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