J. Harold Grady

Joseph Harold Grady (born February 27, 1917 in Williamsport , Pennsylvania , † January 9, 2002 in Timonium , Maryland ) was an American judge and politician of the Democratic Party , the three-year mayor of Baltimore and longtime judge at the State Court of Maryland was.

Life

Grady was 1955 Attorney ( Prosecutor appointed) of Baltimore and re-elected to that office 1958th He was then asked to run for mayor of Baltimore in 1959. This year he won on the shaft of a policy change a victory against the reigning longtime mayor Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. in the hotly contested area code ( Primary ) of the Democratic Party.

He then won the general mayoral election against Theodore McKeldin , a former Republican mayor of Baltimore and previous governor of Maryland . The choice of Grady, who was supported by Irv Kovens, also had historical consequences. It marked the end of James H. "Jack" Pollack's influence on the city's political apparatus, and the rise of Irv Kovens to "kingmaker". After Grady and his followers Philip H. Goodman and R. Walter Graham, Jr. - popularly known as the "Three Gs for Good Government" - were elected, they gave the appearance that they are a unified team.

Before Grady's first year ended, however, it became apparent that they were not working together. Goodman, the chairman of the city council, and Graham, the auditor , criticized Grady for failing to consult with them on important matters and were increasingly critical of the city government. The city's financial troubles put Grady in dire straits: to save budget, he closed public baths and merged the park police with the Baltimore Police Department , the Baltimore Police Department . He also accelerated the process of selling public land and building the Jones Falls Expressway and the Baltimore Civic Center , which later became the Baltimore Arena . In 1962, Grady resigned as mayor after only three years in office and was replaced by his party rival Philip H. Goodman.

Subsequently Grady, who was also a member of the Knights of Columbus, was appointed judge at the Maryland County Court ( Supreme Bench of Baltimore City ) and worked there until 1984, where he last served as President of the Court ( Chief Judge ) from 1980 to 1984 .

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SURNAME	Grady, J. Harold
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Grady, Joseph Harold (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician and judge
DATE OF BIRTH	February 27, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH	Williamsport , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH	January 9, 2002
Place of death	Timonium , Maryland