Jim Granberry
| James Harlan "Jim" Granberry, Sr. | |
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| Mayor of Lubbock, Texas, USA | |
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In office 1970–1972 |
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| Preceded by | W.D. "Dub" Rogers, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Morris W. Turner |
| Lubbock City Council member | |
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In office 1966–1970 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 23, 1932 Lindale, Smith County Texas, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Edwina Brown Granberry (born 1937) |
| Children |
James Granberry, Jr. (born 1965) |
| Parents | Henry Granberry |
| Residence |
Hideway near Tyler Smith County, Texas |
| Occupation | Orthodontist |
James Granberry, Jr. (born 1965)
Zachary Granberry (born 1967)
Tim Granberry (born 1968)
Susan Granberry
Leslie Granberry
Grandchildren:
Allie Granberry (born 1997)
Ryan Granberry (born 1997)
Grant Granberry (born 1999)
McKenna Granberry (born 1999)
Aidan Granberry (born 2001)
James Harlan Granberry, Sr., known as Jim Granberry (born June 23, 1932), is a former mayor of Lubbock, Texas, who guided the city through a series of tornadoes that shattered the region on May 11, 1970. He imposed a curfew to restore order. He had just become mayor when the tornadoes occurred. He served only one two-year term from 1970-1972. He was a member of the Lubbock City Council from 1966-1970. He did not seek a second two-year term in 1972 and was succeeded by city councilman Morris W. Turner. Mayors and council members in Texas are all officially nonpartisan, but Granberry was known to be a Republican.
In 1974, Granberry was the Texas Republican gubernatorial nominee. He won only 7 of the 254 counties and hence lost the general election by a wide margin to incumbent Democratic Governor Dolph Briscoe of Uvalde.
Granberry was opposed for the Republican gubernatorial nomination by Odell McBrayer, the candidate of what later became known as the "Religious Right". Granberry handily defeated McBrayer, an attorney, 53,617 votes (77.6 percent) to 15,489 ballots (22.4 percent) in a low-turnout primary.
Granberry was the choice of Republican U.S. Senator John G. Tower, the nominal head of the Texas GOP at the time. He would carry his party's tattered banner in the year in which the national party was dragged down by the Watergate scandal, which had forced the resignation of U.S. President Richard M. Nixon.
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