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Robert Allan Shivers (US: / ʃ ɪ v. ər ʒ /; October 5, 1907 – January 14, 1985) was an American politician who served as the 37th governor of Texas. Shivers was a leader of the Texas Democratic Party during the turbulent 1940s and 1950s and developed the lieutenant governor's post into an extremely powerful perch in the state ...
Robert Allan Shivers (* 5. Oktober 1907 in Lufkin, Texas; † 14. Januar 1985 in Austin, Texas) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1949 bis 1957 Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Texas.
He was president of the United States Chamber of Commerce and, for a time, chairman of the advisory board of the Export-Import Bank of the United States. 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.
15. Jan. 1985 · Allan Shivers, who was Governor of Texas from 1949 to 1957, longer than any other chief executive of the state, died yesterday of a heart attack. He was 77 years old and lived in Austin.
ALLAN SHIVERS was born in Lufkin, Texas. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Texas, after which he became general manager of John H. Shary Enterprises and owner of Mission Times. His service as a Texas state senator was interrupted by World War II, during which he was with the U.S. […]
Allan Shivers. Robert Allan Shivers graduated from Port Arthur High School in 1924 and attended Port Arthur College in 1925. He dropped out of college to work in the railroad shops but later returned to the University of Texas where he became president of the student body.
1. Jan. 1996 · Robert Allan Shivers was a Texas governor who served from 1949 to 1957 and defended the state's Tidelands claim against the federal government. He also supported Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 and opposed Brown v. Board of Education, but faced corruption scandals and declining popularity.
