Edward Arthur Grouby Jr. | |
State House: | Alabama |
District: | 71st |
Term Start: | 1983 |
Term End: | 1990 |
Predecessor: | Joe R. Carothers Jr. |
Successor: | Horace W. Powell |
State House1: | Alabama |
District1: | 82nd |
Term Start1: | 1978 |
Term End1: | 1983 |
Predecessor1: | James J. Plaster |
Successor1: | Thomas Reed |
Birth Date: | 22 November 1927 |
Death Place: | Prattville, Alabama |
Education: | Troy State University University of Alabama |
Party: | Democratic |
Father: | Edward Arthur Grouby Sr. |
Mother: | Rose Saunders |
Spouse: | Frances Beck |
Children: | Edward Arthur Grouby III Cindy Grouby Key Robert Keith Grouby Kenneth Lee Grouby James Edward Grouby |
Edward Arthur Grouby Jr. (November 22, 1927 – January 2, 2020) was an American politician from the state of Alabama.
Edward Jr was born on November 22, 1927. He was the son of judge and state representative Edward Arthur Grouby Sr. and Rose Saunders Grouby. He graduated from Troy State University, and attended the University of Alabama for graduate school. He was a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy, and after retiring from the Navy he joined the family business, Grouby Furniture Company. Edward Jr died on January 2, 2020. He was 92 years old.[1]
He served in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1978 to 1990, losing renomination in 1990.[1]
Source:[2]
1990 Alabama 71st District State Representative Democratic Primary Runoff[3]
Horace W. Powell (D) 52.0% | |
Edward A. Grouby Jr. (D) (inc.) 48.0% |
1990 Alabama 71st District State Representative Democratic Primary[3]
Horace W. Powell (D) 45.2% | |
Edward A. Grouby Jr. (D) (inc.) 41.4% | |
Ray Watson (D) 13.4% |
1990 Alabama 71st District State Representative Democratic Primary Runoff (result thrown out)[3]
Horace W. Powell (D) 50.1% | |
Edward A. Grouby Jr. (D) (inc.) 49.9% |
1990 Alabama 71st District State Representative Democratic Primary (result thrown out)[3]
Edward A. Grouby Jr. (D) (inc.) 42.3% | |
Horace W. Powell (D) 28.6% | |
Ray Watson (D) 16.6% | |
Gene Hall (D) 12.5% |
1986 Alabama 71st District State Representative General Election
Edward A. Grouby Jr. (D) (inc.) 66.0% | |
Frank Thiemong (R) 34.0% |
1986 Alabama 71st District State Representative Democratic Primary
Edward A. Grouby Jr. (D) (inc.) 72.7% | |
Ballard B. Wainwright (D) 27.3% |
1983 Alabama 71st District State Representative General Election
Edward A. Grouby Jr. (D) (inc.) 49.2% | |
Jack Crawford (I) 24.3% | |
Paul McNeese (R) 21.6% | |
Mack M. Wainwright Jr. (I) 5.3% |
1982 Alabama 82nd District State Representative General Election
Edward A. Grouby Jr. (D) (inc.) 100.0% |
1982 Alabama 82nd District State Representative Democratic Primary
Edward A. Grouby Jr. (D) (inc.) 50.5% | |
Phillip Wood (D) 32.3% | |
William T. Carter (D) 17.2% |
1978 Alabama 82nd District State Representative General Election
Edward A. Grouby Jr. (D) 100.0% |
1978 Alabama 82nd District State Representative Democratic Primary[4]
Edward A. Grouby Jr. (D) 54.4% | |
James J. Plaster (D) (inc.) 45.6% |