Garner E. Shriver
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Garner E. Shriver was a U.S. Representative
from Kansas
.
, Shriver attended the public schools of Towanda and Wichita.
He moved to Wichita, Kansas
, in 1925.
He was in the University of Wichita, B.A., 1934 (postgraduate study at University of Southern California
in 1936), and Washburn Law School, LL.B., 1940 and J.D., 1970.
He worked for a drug company in Wichita from 1934 to 1936.
He was a teacher at South Haven High School in 1936 and 1937.
He was admitted to the bar
in Wichita in February 1940.
He served for three years in the United States Navy
as an enlisted man and officer from 1943 to 1946.
State representative from 1947 to 1951.
State senator from 1953 to 1960.
Shriver was elected as a Republican
to the Eighty-seventh
and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1961-January 3, 1977).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1976 to the Ninety-fifth
Congress.
Minority staff director and legal counsel for the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, Washington, D.C.
, March 1977-1980, and general counsel from 1981 to 1982.
He resumed the practice of law.
He was a resident of Wichita, Kansas
, until his death there on March 1, 1998.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
.
Biography
Born in Towanda, KansasTowanda, Kansas
Towanda is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,450.-21st century:In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline was constructed a few blocks west of Towanda , running north to south through Butler County, with much controversy over tax...
, Shriver attended the public schools of Towanda and Wichita.
He moved to Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
, in 1925.
He was in the University of Wichita, B.A., 1934 (postgraduate study at University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
in 1936), and Washburn Law School, LL.B., 1940 and J.D., 1970.
He worked for a drug company in Wichita from 1934 to 1936.
He was a teacher at South Haven High School in 1936 and 1937.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in Wichita in February 1940.
He served for three years in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
as an enlisted man and officer from 1943 to 1946.
State representative from 1947 to 1951.
State senator from 1953 to 1960.
Shriver was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Eighty-seventh
87th United States Congress
-House of Representatives :-Senate:* President: Richard Nixon , until January 20, 1961** Lyndon Johnson , from January 20, 1961* President pro tempore: Carl Hayden -House of Representatives:...
and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1961-January 3, 1977).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1976 to the Ninety-fifth
95th United States Congress
The Ninety-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1977 to January 3, 1979, during the first two years...
Congress.
Minority staff director and legal counsel for the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, March 1977-1980, and general counsel from 1981 to 1982.
He resumed the practice of law.
He was a resident of Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
, until his death there on March 1, 1998.