Peter C. Granata
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Peter Charles Granata was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Granata attended the public and high schools of his native city.
He was graduated from Bryant and Stratton Business College at Chicago in 1912.
He engaged in the coal business in 1917.
Chief clerk to the prosecutor of the city of Chicago 1926-1928 and chief deputy coroner 1928-1930.
Granata was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1930 to fill a vacancy.
Presented credentials as a Republican
Member-elect to the Seventy-second
Congress and served from March 3, 1931, to April 5, 1932, when he was succeeded by Stanley H. Kunz
, who successfully contested the election.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1932 to the Seventy-third
Congress.
He engaged in the coal and oil business in Chicago until May 1933.
He served as member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1933-1973.
He served as assistant director of finance of the State of Illinois 1941-1943.
He served as vice president of a glass company in Chicago, Illinois, 1948.
He was a resident of Chicago, Illinois, until his death there on September 29, 1973.
He was interred in Mount Carmel Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
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Born in Chicago, Illinois, Granata attended the public and high schools of his native city.
He was graduated from Bryant and Stratton Business College at Chicago in 1912.
He engaged in the coal business in 1917.
Chief clerk to the prosecutor of the city of Chicago 1926-1928 and chief deputy coroner 1928-1930.
Granata was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1930 to fill a vacancy.
Presented credentials as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
Member-elect to the Seventy-second
72nd United States Congress
The Seventy-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931 to March 4, 1933, during the last two years...
Congress and served from March 3, 1931, to April 5, 1932, when he was succeeded by Stanley H. Kunz
Stanley H. Kunz
Stanley Henry Kunz was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, Kunz attended the public schools, St...
, who successfully contested the election.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1932 to the Seventy-third
73rd United States Congress
The Seventy-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935, during the first two years...
Congress.
He engaged in the coal and oil business in Chicago until May 1933.
He served as member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1933-1973.
He served as assistant director of finance of the State of Illinois 1941-1943.
He served as vice president of a glass company in Chicago, Illinois, 1948.
He was a resident of Chicago, Illinois, until his death there on September 29, 1973.
He was interred in Mount Carmel Cemetery.