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Robert Allan Shivers (October 5, 1907 - January 14, 1985) was a politician from the state of Texas. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (517x696, 69 KB)Portrait of former Governor of Texas Allan Shivers from public domain Texas State Library and Archives at http://www. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (517x696, 69 KB)Portrait of former Governor of Texas Allan Shivers from public domain Texas State Library and Archives at http://www. ...
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In politics, Governor of Texas is the title given to the chief executive of the state of Texas. ...
October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ...
1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ...
A state of the United States (a U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ...
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Shivers was born in Lufkin, Texas and he graduated from the University of Texas. In 1934, He was elected to the Texas State Senate as a Democrat, becoming the youngest person to ever serve in the State Senate. During World War II, Shivers served in the United States Army. Shivers was discharged from the army with the rank of Major. Lufkin is a city located in Angelina County, Texas. ...
The University of Texas at Austin, often called UT or Texas, is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. ...
The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ...
Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II...
The United States Army is the branch of the United States armed forces that has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ...
Major is a military rank denoting an officer of mid-level command status. ...
In 1946, he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas. As Lieutenant Governor, he initiated the process of appointing Senators to specific committees and setting the agenda for each day. Governor Beauford Jester died on July 11, 1949 and Shivers succeeded him. Shivers helped to enact laws raising teacher salaries and granting retirement benefits to state employees. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
Lieutenant Governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in state government. ...
Beauford Halbert Jester (January 12, 1893–July 11, 1949) was a U.S. political figure. ...
July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ...
1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
In 1952, Shivers disputed the Truman administration's claim on the Tidelands. Shivers worked to help Dwight D. Eisenhower carry the state of Texas that year. Shivers lost popularity with some voters over his disloyalty to the Democratic party. He also became less popular due to his opposition to the Brown v. Board of Education decision and his link to the Veterans Land Board Scandal. Shivers retired from politics in 1957 and went into business. In 1973 Shivers was a appointed to a six-year term to the University of Texas Board of Regents, whereupon he served as chairman for four years. During this time he donated his Austin home, the historic Pease mansion, to the university to help raise funds for the UT law school. In 1980 he was instrumental in securing a $5 million grant for the UT College of Communications, which soon thereafter established an endowed chair of journalism in his honor. On January 14, 1985, Shivers died suddenly from a massive heart attack. He was survived by wife Marialice, three sons and a daughter, and ten grandchildren. 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Dwight David Eisenhower, (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969, popularly known as Ike) was an American soldier and politician. ...
Holding Racial segregation of students in public schools violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment because separate facilities are inherently unequal. ...
The Veterans Land Board Scandal was a political scandal in Texas in the mid-1950s. ...
1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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