William L. McGrath

Youth, education and career at Williamson McGrath was born in 1894 in Cincinnati, son of John Edward McGrath and Margaret May (Groub) McGrath. In 1918, at the age of 24, he got married. in Cincinnati. From 1949 to 1952 McGrath served "as an industry adviser to the United States employer delegate to the annual June conferences of the International Labour Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1954, and again in 1955, he served as the United States employer delegate to the conference, heading the American employer delegation. In 1954, he was elected for a three-year period as the United States employer representative on the governing body of that organization." In the year 1947-1948 McGrath served as president of the Society for Advancement of Management as successor of Harold B. Maynard, and was succeeded by Charles C. James. He also served as president of the National Warm Air Heating and Air Conditioning Association. In 1974 McGrath was elected "Great Living Cincinnatians" by the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, where he had been elected director twice, in 1945 and in 1948. Family McGrath married Elsie G. Rademacher on June 1. 1918, and they had four children: Mary Margaret McGrath, Betty Mae McGrath, Robert L. McGrath, and Carol Ann McGrath. == Selected publications ==

• William L McGrath. Management development programs tailor-made to meet company needs. 1952. • William L McGrath. Markets make jobs. 1954. ;Articles, a selection • McGrath, W. L. "Problems existing in the ILO." Advanced Management 18 (1953): 9-12. • McGrath, W. L. "The American Role In World Culture." Challenge (1954): 15-18. • McGrath, William L. "Report to the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and the National Association of Manufacturers." Journal of the American Medical Association 164.3 (1957): 325-328. • McGrath, William Lynn, "Top Management and the Personnel Activity," in: Top management handbook, Harold B. Maynard (ed.), New York: McGraw-Hill, 1960. p. 687-705 == References ==