James Grand

James Grand
Born(1857-03-08)8 March 1857
Yorkville (Toronto), Canada West
Died7 November 1921(1921-11-07) (aged 64)
Toronto, Ontario
Resting placeSt. James Cemetery
NationalityCanadian
Known forCo-founder of Grand & Toy
SpouseElizabeth Jane Toy
Parent(s)James Grand and Mary Ann Grand
RelativesPercy Grand (son)
James Grand II (son)
James Grand III (grandson)

James Grand (8 March 1857 – 7 November 1921) was a Canadian businessman who founded the stationery store Grand & Toy with his brother-in-law, Samuel Martin Toy, in 1883. Toy died in 1906 and firm was in control by the Grand family until 1990.[1]

Grand was married to Elizabeth Jane Toy in Toronto on 8 March 1881. They had three sons, including Percy Grand, who succeeded Grand as head of the firm until 1913.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Biography – GRAND, JAMES – Volume XV (1921-1930) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-07.