Ulysses Grant Groff
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Ulysses Grant Groff (29 October 1865 – 15 October 1950) was an American landowner and
philanthropist noted for substantial donations to the City of Amherst, Massachusetts and to Amherst College
.
He was born in
Germantown, Pennsylvania
on 14 March 1888.
In 1890, during a period of strong industrial growth, he relocated to Amherst, in order to develop what was at the time a large-scale farming enterprise. Despite the Great Depression, his enterprise fared exceptionally well compared with others, and he soon became a major landowner in Amherst. Upon reaching retirement age, he downscaled his holdings and donated large portions to the Town[1] of Amherst and to Amherst College.
Groff died in an automobile accident in Massachusetts at age 84.
He was the father of real estate developer and businessman Charles Wister Groff.
References
- ^ "Your Government | Amherst, MA - Official Website". www.amherstma.gov.
- Best, Jane Evans. The Groff Book. Masthoff Press, Pennsylvania, 1997.
- The McKouwn Almanac. Sept McKouwn. Dublin 2005 (National Library of Ireland).