William T. Granahan
William T. Granahan (
July 26,
1895-
May 25,
1956)was a
Democratic politician from the
U.S. state of
Pennsylvania, most prominently serving in the
U.S. House of Representatives from 1945-47 and 1949-56.
Granahan was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended
parochial schools and
La Salle University's extension in
Chicago, Illinois. During
World War I, he was a
private in the
U.S. Army, serving in the Army of Occupation in
Germany. After the war, he entered the building business.
In the late 1930s, he entered the world of Democratic politics, serving as a member of the state party committee from 1938-42. In 1940, he entered the state government, becoming the state supervisor of the inheritance tax, and in 1941 he moved up to become chief disbursing officer of the state's treasury.
After being sent to Congress in the 1944 elections, he lost a bid for reelection. However, he took back the seat two years later, and went on to serve 4 more terms until dying in office in
Darby, Pennsylvania. He was succeeded after his death by his wife,
Kathryn E. Granahan.
