Jesse Root Grant was an American farmer, tanner, and successful leather merchant who owned tanneries and leather goods shops in several different states throughout his adult life. He was the father of Ulysses S. Grant and the one who introduced Ulysses to military life at West Point. Jesse was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and was one of seven children. He was a self-made man who rose from poverty to become a wealthy merchant.
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Position held
- Mayor of Bethel, Mayor of Georgetown
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- January 23, 1794
- Died
