Jim Granberry, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jim Granberry

American mayor and orthodontist

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1932

Place of Birth: Lindale, Texas, United States

Profession: dentist, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

James Harlan Granberry Sr.
(born June 23, 1932) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Lubbock, Texas from 1970 to 1972.
He 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.