Granville Crabtree

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

Granville H. Crabtree, Jr.
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 73rd district
In office November 7, 1972 – November 2, 1976
Preceded by	Jane W. Robinson
Succeeded by	Thomas Danson, Jr.
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 119th district
In office 1967 - November 7, 1972
Preceded by	district created
Succeeded by	Jeff 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 (age 94) Chattanooga, Tennessee
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Patricia Paulette Vitrier Schindler^[1]
Children	Michelle, John G.
Alma mater	University of California, University of Missouri, George Washington University

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

References

1. Who's who in American law - Google Books. Marquis Who's Who. 1998. ISBN 9780837935133. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
2. "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.