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Peter C. Granata | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1931 – April 5, 1932 | |
| Preceded by | Stanley H. Kunz |
| Succeeded by | Stanley H. Kunz |
| Member of theIllinois House of Representatives | |
| In office 1933-1973 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1898-10-28)October 28, 1898 Chicago,Illinois |
| Died | September 29, 1973(1973-09-29) (aged 74) Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
Peter Charles Granata (October 28, 1898 – September 29, 1973) was aU.S. Representative fromIllinois.
Born inChicago, Illinois, Granata attended the public and high schools of his native city.He graduated fromBryant 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.Presented credentials as aRepublican Member-elect to theSeventy-second Congress and served from March 3, 1931, to April 5, 1932, when he was succeeded byStanley H. Kunz, who successfully contested the election. Granata had originally won the race by more than 1,000 votes, but Kunz successfully argued that, either by fraud or mistake, he was denied the votes of thousands of "straight ticket" ballots. Congress reviewed the ballots and found that he'd been denied more than 2,300 votes and they declared him the winner.[1] Granata ran again in 1932 and lost.
Granata did continue in politics serving as member a of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1933-1973 and as assistant director of finance of the State of Illinois 1941-1943.
He engaged in the coal and oil business in Chicago until May 1933 and served as vice president of a glass company inChicago, Illinois, in 1948.
He was a resident ofChicago, Illinois, until his death there on September 29, 1973, and was interred in Mount Carmel Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 8th congressional district March 4, 1931 - April 5, 1932 | Succeeded by |
