James H. McGraw

James Herbert McGraw (December 17, 1860 in Harmony, New York – February 21, 1948) was co-founder of what is now McGraw-Hill Education.

In his early life, James McGraw worked as a schoolteacher.

[1] He purchased the American Journal of Railway Appliances in 1888, and eleven years later established The McGraw Publishing Company.

Originally specializing in technical publications, the company merged with the Hill Publishing Company in 1917 and expanded into textbooks for high schools and colleges.

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