Robert A. Grant | |
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| Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana | |
| In office December 1, 1972 – March 2, 1998 | |
| Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana | |
| In office 1961–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Luther Merritt Swygert |
| Succeeded by | George N. Beamer |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana | |
| In office August 26, 1957 – December 1, 1972 | |
| Appointed by | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | William Lynn Parkinson |
| Succeeded by | Allen Sharp |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel B. Pettengill |
| Succeeded by | Thurman C. Crook |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Allen Grant (1905-07-31)July 31, 1905 |
| Died | March 2, 1998(1998-03-02) (aged 92) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Notre Dame (A.B.) Notre Dame Law School (J.D.) |
Robert Allen Grant (July 31, 1905 – March 2, 1998) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as aUnited States representative fromIndiana and later aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
Born nearBourbon,Indiana, Grant moved toHamlet, Indiana in 1912 and toSouth Bend, Indiana in 1922. He attended the public schools and received anArtium Baccalaureus degree,cum laude, from theUniversity of Notre Dame in 1928, and aJuris Doctor, alsocum laude, fromNotre Dame Law School in 1930. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1930 and commenced practice in South Bend. He married Margaret A. McLaren on September 17, 1933. He was a deputy prosecuting attorney ofSt. Joseph County, Indiana in 1935 and 1936, returning to private practice until 1938.[1][2]
Grant was elected as aRepublican to theSeventy-sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses, from January 3, 1939, to January 3, 1949. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to theEighty-first Congress in 1948, and resumed the practice of law in South Bend.[2]
On August 21, 1957, Grant was nominated by PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana vacated by JudgeW. Lynn Parkinson. Grant was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on August 22, 1957, and received his commission on August 26, 1957. He served as Chief Judge from 1961 to 1972 and as a member of theJudicial Conference of the United States from 1969 to 1972, assumingsenior status on December 1, 1972. In 1976, he was appointed byChief JusticeWarren E. Burger to the United StatesTemporary Emergency Court of Appeals, serving until 1993.[1] He was also a visiting judge for twelve terms at theUnited States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.
Grant continued to serve in senior status until his death on March 2, 1998, inSarasota,Florida.[3]
On September 25, 1992, the divisional courthouse for South Bend was rededicated as theRobert A. Grant Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse.[citation needed]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 3rd congressional district 1939–1949 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana 1957–1972 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana 1961–1972 | Succeeded by |
