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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeGeorge William GRIDER
(1912-1991)
GRIDER, George William, a
Representative from Tennessee; born in Memphis, Shelby County,
Tenn., October 1, 1912; attended the public schools; graduated from
the United States Naval Academy in 1936 and served in the Navy from
1936 to 1947 when he retired as a captain because of a physical
disability; awarded the Navy Cross; graduated from the University
of Virginia Law School in 1950; was admitted to the bar in 1950 and
commenced the practice of law in Memphis; member of the city
planning commission in 1956 and 1957; member of Shelby County
Quarterly Court, 1959-1964; elected as a Democrat to the
Eighty-ninth Congress (January 3, 1965-January 3, 1967);
unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1966 to the Ninetieth
Congress; vice president and general counsel of the Carborundum
Company of Niagara Falls, N.Y., 1967-1975; resumed the practice of
law in Memphis; was a resident of Memphis until his death there on
March 20, 1991.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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