George McInvale Grant (July 11, 1897 – November 4, 1982) was an American lawyer, military veteran, and politician who served 14 terms as a Democratic Representative from Alabama from 1938 to 1965.
[1] When Representative Lister Hill was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 1938, Grant won the Democratic nomination to succeed him in the special election.
"[3] Grant voted in favor of the 1941 Lend Lease Act to provide material aid for the British military.
[1] Having signed the 1956 Southern Manifesto that opposed the desegregation of public schools ordered by the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education, in 1957 he voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
[2] In 1964, Grant faced credible opposition in the Democratic primary for only the third time in his career when former Rear Admiral John G. Crommelin challenged him.
Grant lost by a shocking 25-point margin, which was all the more remarkable since most of the district's living residents had never been represented by a Republican.