Bob Cranmer
Bob Cranmer | |
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Cranmer in 1996 | |
| Member of the Allegheny County Board of Commissioners | |
| In office January 1, 1996 – December 31, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Foerster |
| Succeeded by | Board dissolved |
| Chair of the Allegheny County Republican Party | |
| In office 1994–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Sneath |
| Succeeded by | David Hamstead[a] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Wesley Cranmer July 24, 1956 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Lesa Cranmer (1980–2018) |
| Alma mater | Duquesne University |
| Profession | U.S. Army officer, AT&T Corporation sales and marketing, government consultant |
| Awards | (3) Meritorious Service Medal (United States) Army Commendation Medal Army Achievement Medal Parachutist Badge (United States) Air Assault Badge |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | United States Army Military Intelligence Corps (United States Army) |
| Years of service | 1978–1986 (Active) 1987–1991 (Reserve) 1992–1998 (IRR) |
| Rank | MAJor |
| Commands | B Company, 311th MI BN (CEWI), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Ft. Campbell, KY; Special Security Detachment, Ft. Belvoir, VA; 3rd PSYOPS Company, 97th ARCOM, Pittsburgh, PA |
| a.^ Jane McMullen took over as Acting Chairperson following Cranmer's resignation, and served until Hamstead was elected as Cranmer's permanent successor in April 1996. | |
Robert Wesley "Bob" Cranmer (born 1956, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a veteran, businessman, author, and politician, best known as a former Republican County Commissioner of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, from 1996 to 2000. He is the author of the horror novel The Demon of Brownsville Road.