John Grenier
John Grenier | |
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| Chair of theAlabama Republican Party | |
| In office 1962–1964 | |
| Preceded by | Claude O. Vardaman |
| Succeeded by | Thomas H. Bingham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 24, 1930 New Orleans, Louisiana,U.S. |
| Died | November 6, 2007(aged 77) Houston, Texas,U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
John Edward Grenier(August 24, 1930 – November 6, 2007) was a figure in the1964 presidential campaignofBarry Goldwater.[1]Grenier is one of the figures credited with using theSouthern Strategyin that campaign and one of the figures responsible for the rise of theRepublican PartyinAlabama.[2][3]
Grenier ran for theUnited States Senatein1966againstJohn Sparkman.[4]Grenier only won 39 percent of the vote but it was the highest percentage of the vote that anybody had won against Sparkman in Sparkman's Senate career.
Grenier was also involved in campaign of Alabama RepublicanGuy Huntand the controversies which followed Hunt during his term in office.
Grenier also worked as a litigator for Lange Simpson Robinson and Somerville, one of the oldest and most distinguished law firms in Birmingham, Alabama, for many years.
Grenier died of lung cancer on November 6, 2007, in a hospital inHouston, Texasaged 77.
References
[edit]- ^Hevesi, Dennis (November 10, 2007)."John Grenier, considered architect of Alabama GOP, dies".The New York Times.RetrievedApril 7,2021.
- ^Callahan, Nancy (December 2, 2007)."Alabama's Mr. Republican".The Tuscaloosa News.Archived fromthe originalon September 22, 2021.RetrievedApril 7,2021.
- ^Sims, Bob (November 7, 2007)."John Grenier, considered architect of Alabama GOP, dies".The Birmingham News.RetrievedApril 7,2021.
- ^Permaloff, Anne; Grafton, Carl (2008).Political Power in Alabama: The More Things Change...University of Georgia Pressp. 239.ISBN978-0-8203-3189-8.
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