Granville Crabtree Explained

Granville H. Crabtree, Jr.
State House:Florida
District:73rd
Term Start:November 7, 1972
Term End:November 2, 1976
Preceded:Jane W. Robinson
Succeeded:Thomas Danson, Jr.
State House1:Florida
District1:119th
Term1:1967 - November 7, 1972
Preceded1:district created
Succeeded1:Jeff Gautier
State House2:Florida
District2:Sarasota
Term2:1966 - 1967
Birth Date:29 November 1929
Birth Place:Chattanooga, Tennessee
Party:Republican
Spouse:Patricia Paulette Vitrier Schindler[1]
Children:Michelle, John G.
Alma Mater:University of California, University of Missouri, George Washington University

Granville Hayward Crabtree, Jr. (born November 29, 1929) is an American attorney and former Florida state legislator.

Crabtree was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1929. He enlisted in the United States Army and, at the rank of captain, served in Europe and Korea from 1948 to 1953.[2] He moved to Florida in 1956. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, University of Missouri, and George Washington University to receive his B.S. and LL.B degrees. He is a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He was a student traffic court judge while in university.[3]

From 1961 to 1962, he served as an attorney on the Sarasota County Planning Commission, Sarasota County Tax Assessor and for the city of North Port Charlotte. He was elected to the Florida House of Representatives as a Republican for Sarasota County in 1966 and served until 1976.[4]

He is married to Paulette Vitrier of Sarasota and has two children, Michelle and John. He is a member of the American Bar Association.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Who's who in American law - Google Books . 1998 . Marquis Who's Who . 9780837935133 . 2012-01-03.
  2. Web site: Florida House of Representatives - Granville H. Crabtree, Jr . Myfloridahouse.gov . 2012-01-03.
  3. Book: Morris, Allen Covington . The Florida Handbook . Allen Morris (historian) . 1970 . Florida House of Representatives . 12 .
  4. Web site: Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2012 . Ward, Robert L. / Florida House of Representatives . 2011 . December 11, 2011.