Roman gribbs biography

Gribbs was born in Detroit on December 29, 1925.
Roman Stanley Gribbs was an American attorney and politician who served as the mayor of Detroit from 1970 to 1974.
Roman Gribbs: I was born in Detroit, but when I was about three-years-old my parents bought a farm in the Thumb Area, about 60 miles north.

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Finding aid for Roman S. Gribbs mayoral records
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Series I

Subseries A: General Files

BOX 1

1:1 Miscellaneous A; A-Af

1:2 - Ag-Al

1:3 - Al-Am

1:4 - An-Ap

1:5 - Ar-As

1:6 - As-Az

1:7 Alco Universal, Inc.

1:8 American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

1:9 American Jewish Committee

1:10 Anonymous Letters, Folder 1

1:11 - Folder 2

BOX 2

2:1 Archdiocese of Detroit Project Bait

2:2 Archdiocesan Opportunity Program (A.O.P)

2:3 Area-wide Health Operating Committee

2:4 Association of American Law Schools

2:5 Miscellaneous B; Ba-Bal

2:6 --Bau-Baz

2:7 --Bea-Ben

2:8 --Ber-Bev

2:9 --Bi-Bl

2:10 --Bo

2:11 --Bra-Bron

BOX 3

3:1 Miscellaneous B; Broo-Dry

3:2 --Buc-Bum

3:3 --Burr-Byd

3:5 Black Ad Hoe Housing Commission

3:5 Bob-Lo Boat Company

3:6 Bunche, Ralph J. Council Inc

3:7 Miscellaneous C; Ca Can

3:8 --Cap-Car

3:9 --Ce-Chm

3:10 --Chr-Ci

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Roman Gribbs

Roman Stanley Gribbs (Detroit, 29 dicembre1925 – Northville, 5 aprile2016) è stato un politicostatunitense, fu sindaco di Detroit dal 1970 al 1974^[1].

Successivamente, fu giudice della Corte d'Appello del Michigan.^[2]

Biografia

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Roman Gribbs nacque a Detroit il 29 dicembre, 1925.^[3] Crebbe in una fattoria vicino a Capac, nel Michigan.^[4] I suoi genitori erano degli immigrati polacchi che erano sostanzialmente contadini, sebbene suo padre avesse lavorato anche nella catena di montaggio della Ford. Dopo le superiori, Gribbs entrò nell'esercito fino al 1948.^[3] Si laureò all'Università di Detroit nel 1952 in economia e finanza,^[3] e nel 1954 in legge.^[3] Lavorò all'Università dal 1954 al 1957,^[3] e divenne procuratore distrettuale nel 1957, carica che ricoprì fino al 1964.^[3]^[4] Lavorò per conto proprio dal 1964.

Nel 1968, fu eletto sceriffo della Contea di Wayne per quattro anni.^[4] Tuttavia, nel 1969 fu eletto sindaco

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Roman Gribbs (left) with Henry Ford II in 1971 (Detroit Historical Society photo)

Roman Gribbs, who became the 65th mayor of Detroit mayor in 1969 at a time the city was trying to rebound from the devastating 1967 riot, died on Tuesday. He was 90.

Gribbs served only one-term and decided not to run for re-election. He was succeeded by Coleman A. Young in 1974, who became the city's first black mayor.

"Roman Gribbs was the textbook definition of a dedicated public servant," Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said in a statement. "Through a career that stretched nearly half a century, and in his roles as an assistant prosecutor, a respected judge, and as sheriff and mayor, he admirably served Detroit -- a city he loved dearly. I am grateful for his service, and my heart goes out to his family."

Born Dec. 29, 1925, he was raised on a farm near Capac in the Michigan Thumb, according to a bio by Stacy Newman for the Detroit Historical Society.

After high school, he served in the Army from 1944-48. After return