Umberto Grilli (31 January 1882 â 26 October 1951) was an Italian politician and lawyer who served in both the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy and the Constituent Assembly of Italy, and later as president of the Province of Asti.
Grilli was born in Volterra into a family of alabaster artisans. In 1894 he founded Il Martello, the first socialist weekly in Volterra, advocating antiâÂÂmilitarist positions and opposing Italy's involvement in the Italo-Turkish War and later in World War I.
He served as president of the Provincial Council of Grosseto and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the 25th legislature (1919âÂÂ1921). A reformist socialist, he was a vocal opponent of fascism during his time in Parliament, and in June 1921 he faced hostility from squadrist groups who raided his office and home in Grosseto.
After World War II, Grilli was elected to the Constituent Assembly of Italy. He later joined the Italian Democratic Socialist Party and played an active role in debates on Articles 7 and 29 of the Italian Constitution.
Grilli settled in Asti, where he served as a city councillor from 1946 to 1951 and as president of the Province of Asti from 4 June 1949 to 1951.