Henry Merwin Shrady

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Henry Merwin Shrady
Henry Merwin Shrady (1871 - 1922) was born in East View, NY. His father, George Shrady, was one of the physicians who attended former president Ulysses S. Grant during the struggle with throat cancer that led to his death on July 23, 1885 (for more on Grant, see Presidential Avenue). He graduated from Columbia University in 1894 and spent one year thereafter at Columbia's law school. He left law school to join with his brother-in-law, Jay Gould (son of millionairre Edwin Gould, the financier), at the Continental Match Company. The company failed and Shrady contracted typhoid fever which diverted him forever from the business world. His recuperation left spare time to pursue a growing interest in artistry.	Shrady as the fallen soldier in the cavalry group
The Ulysses S. Grant memorial in Washington, DC	Shrady and architect William Casey Pearce won the competition to build the Ulysses S. Grant memorial in 1903. The memorial was dedicated in 1922, a few weeks after Shrady's untimely death.