McCord, Grace Doering, 1890-1983.
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McCord, Grace Doering, 1890-1983.
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Grace Doering McCord was a Cleveland attorney who served as Assistant City Law Director, 1935-1942. Her husband, John W. (Jack) McCord was involved in the exploration and development of the Alaskan frontier and was instrumental in the move for Alaskan statehood.
Grace Doering McCord was a Cleveland-born teacher, journalist, lawyer and law professor who became Assistant Director of Law for the City of Cleveland. She was active in many legal, business, and women's organizations. In 1957 she married John W. McCord, an Iowa native who moved to Alaska and spent his life prospecting for gold, speculating in oil, exploring for the Army Air Force, running a ranch and lobbying for Alaskan interests in Washington, D.C.
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