Joseph R. Grundy

Joseph Ridgway Grundy ( born January 13, 1863 in Camden, New Jersey; † March 3, 1961 in Nassau, Bahamas ) was an American politician ( Republican), who represented the state of Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate.

After attending private and public schools Joseph Grundy completed his studies at the Swarthmore College. He then embarked on a career as a businessman in the textile industry and was president of a major wool fabric manufacturer. In addition, he worked in Bristol in the banking industry. From 1909 to 1930 he served as president of the factory owners Association of Pennsylvania.

Political experience had not yet Grundy when he was appointed on December 11, 1929 as the successor to U.S. Sen. William Scott Vare. This further perception of his seat had recently been forbidden by the Senate, was related, among others, allegations of electoral fraud. Grundy exercised his office for almost a year out until December 1, 1930; then he was replaced by James J. Davis, former U.S. Secretary of Labour. Davis had prevailed in the Republican primary for the special election against Grundy.

This retired after from politics and went back to his business activities in Bristol. His thereat house, built in the Victorian style, is now a freely accessible to the public museum, where the valuables from the possession of the Grundy family are issued. Joseph Grundy died in 1961 in the Bahamas; at that time he was the oldest living former senator.