GRACE, DAVID BORDEN, editor, was born February 9, 1855, at Newbern; son of Francis Mitchell and Mary Jane [JAMES] (Borden) Grace (q. v.); grandson of Baylis Earle Grace (q. v.). He received his early education from his father and in the schools of Newbern, and later attended the University of Tennessee. After superintending his father's farm for a while he entered the newspaper business, 1875, in Birmingham. Later he removed to Montevallo where he published "The Guide." Three years later he purchased "The Sweetwater Democrat," Tenn., and edited that paper for four years. In 1884 he sold his interests in Tennessee and returned to Birmingham where he aided in founding the "Evening Chronicle" which he for a long time, successfully managed. Unmarried. Residence: Birmingham. (Credited to Pete Mahoney)
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GRACE, DAVID BORDEN, editor, was born February 9, 1855, at Newbern; son of Francis Mitchell and Mary Jane [JAMES] (Borden) Grace (q. v.); grandson of Baylis Earle Grace (q. v.). He received his early education from his father and in the schools of Newbern, and later attended the University of Tennessee. After superintending his father's farm for a while he entered the newspaper business, 1875, in Birmingham. Later he removed to Montevallo where he published "The Guide." Three years later he purchased "The Sweetwater Democrat," Tenn., and edited that paper for four years. In 1884 he sold his interests in Tennessee and returned to Birmingham where he aided in founding the "Evening Chronicle" which he for a long time, successfully managed. Unmarried. Residence: Birmingham. (Credited to Pete Mahoney)
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