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Granville Crabtree

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Granville H. Crabtree, Jr.
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 73rd district
In office
November 7, 1972 – November 2, 1976
Preceded byJane W. Robinson
Succeeded byThomas Danson, Jr.
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 119th district
In office
1967 – November 7, 1972
Preceded bydistrict created
Succeeded byJeff Gautier
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the Sarasota district
In office
1966–1967
Personal details
Born(1929-11-29)November 29, 1929
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedAugust 4, 2024(2024-08-04) (aged 94)
Political partyRepublican
SpousePatricia Paulette Vitrier Schindler[1]
ChildrenMichelle, John G.
Alma materUniversity of California, University of Missouri, George Washington University

Granville Hayward Crabtree, Jr. (November 29, 1929 – August 4, 2024) was an American attorney and politician in the state of Florida.

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.[2] He was elected to the Florida House of Representatives as a Republican for Sarasota County in 1966 and served until 1976.[2][4]

He was married to Paulette Vitrier of Sarasota and has two children, Michelle and John. He was a member of the American Bar Association.[2]

Crabtree died on August 4, 2024, at the age of 94.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Who's who in American law - Google Books. Marquis Who's Who. 1998. ISBN 9780837935133. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  2. ^ a b c d "Florida House of Representatives - Granville H. Crabtree, Jr". Myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  3. ^ Morris, Allen Covington (1970). The Florida Handbook. Vol. 12. Florida House of Representatives.
  4. ^ Ward, Robert L. / Florida House of Representatives (2011). "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2012" (PDF). Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  5. ^ "Granville H Crabtree Jr". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved September 28, 2024.