C. Read Granberry

Who is C. Read Granberry?

Collier Read Granberry was the first Parliamentarian of the Texas House of Representatives. He was born in 1899 in Austin, Texas where he spent the majority of his life as a teacher and civil servant. Granberry served as Parliamentarian of the Texas House of representatives for nineteen sessions from 1915-1962. Along with these responsibilities, Granberry was also a professor of electrical engineering at The University of Texas at Austin from 1926-1962. He was married in 1935 to Ruth McMillan with whom he had a son, Larry. Collier Read Granberry died in 1962 and is buried at the Texas State Cemetery.