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 * * * * Notice: These biographies were transcribed for the Washington Biographies Project. Unless otherwise stated, no further information is available on the individual featured in the biographies.