Joseph R. Grundy
(1863-1961)

industrialist, publisher, banker, politician, lobbyist, and United States Senator (1929-1930)

Died aged c. 98

Joseph Ridgway Grundy (January 13, 1863 – March 3, 1961) was an American textile manufacturer and Republican Party politician from Bristol, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate.

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Joseph Ridgway Grundy (1863-1961). Widely regarded as a key figure in state and national Republican Party politics, he advocated pro-business, low tax, and high tariff policies. An influential industrialist, publisher, banker, lobbyist, and politician, he founded the Pa. Manufacturers Association, 1909, and was US Senator, 1929-1930. His legacy of philanthropy continues through The Grundy Foundation, Library, and Museum.

610-680 Radcliffe St., Bristol, PA, United States where they lived near