Wilbur Grant
Wilbur Grant | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Indiana House of Representatives | |
| In office November 4, 1942 – November 3, 1948 | |
| Succeeded by | Forrest Littlejohn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wilbur Homer Grant December 11, 1897 New Albany, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | August 25, 1983 (aged 85) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Scribner High School |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer, judge |
Wilbur Homer Grant (December 11, 1897 – August 25, 1983) was an American lawyer, judge, and state legislator from Indiana.[1] He was a veteran and a Republican.[2] He represented Indianapolis in Marion County in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1943 to 1947. He was succeeded by Forrest W. Littlejohn.[3]
He was born in New Albany, Indiana, and graduated from Scribner High School in 1916.[4] He moved to Indianapolis to study law, and in 1926 he received his LL.B. from the school later known as the IU McKinney School of Law.[4]
He represented Marion County, Indiana in the Indiana House of Representatives as a Republican from November 4, 1942, until November 3, 1948.[5] He was African American.[6]
Grant served two four-year terms in the Marion County Superior Court, winning election in 1966 and 1970, but losing in 1974.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Wilbur Grant, Former Judge". Indianapolis News. August 26, 1983. p. 32 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "History of the IBLC". Indiana House Democratic Caucus.
- ^ Bodenhamer, David J.; Barrows, Robert G. (November 22, 1994). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253112494 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b ""THIRST FOR JUSTICE": INDIANA'S PIONEERING BLACK LAWYERS". Indiana Legal Archive.
- ^ "Indiana Politicians By Letter". March 6, 2015.
- ^ January, Alan Frank; Walsh, Justin E. (March 29, 1986). "A Century of Achievement: Black Hoosiers in the Indiana General Assembly, 1881-1986". Select Committee on the Centennial History of the General Assembly – via Google Books.
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