Allan Shivers

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Allan Shivers was a mid-20th-century American politician who served as governor of Texas and was influential in the state's conservative Democratic politics.

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instanceOf American politician
governor
human
almaMater University of Texas at Austin NERFINISHED
assumedOfficeAfter Beauford H. Jester NERFINISHED
birthName Robert Allan Shivers NERFINISHED
burialPlace Texas State Cemetery NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfResidence United States of America
dateOfBirth 1907-10-05
dateOfDeath 1985-01-14
educatedAt University of Texas School of Law NERFINISHED
endTime 1957-01-15
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Shivers NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Robert
ideology Southern Democrat
conservatism
militaryService United States Army
name Allan Shivers NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableFor influence on mid-20th-century Texas politics
leading conservative faction of the Texas Democratic Party
notableWork leadership during the Tidelands oil controversy
numberOfChildren 3
occupation lawyer
politician
orderInOffice 37th Governor of Texas
placeOfBirth Luraville, Texas NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Austin, Texas NERFINISHED
politicalParty Democratic Party
positionHeld Governor of Texas
Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Member of the Texas State Senate
religion Methodism NERFINISHED
residence Austin, Texas NERFINISHED
Port Arthur, Texas NERFINISHED
spouse Marialice Shary Shivers NERFINISHED
startTime 1949-07-11
stateRepresented Texas NERFINISHED
succeededBy Price Daniel NERFINISHED
supported Dwight D. Eisenhower in the 1952 U.S. presidential election

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Texas State Cemetery hasBurial Allan Shivers
William A. Blakley appointedBy Allan Shivers