Garner E. Shriver
| Garner E. Shriver | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 4th district | |
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In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Edward H. Rees |
| Succeeded by | Dan Glickman |
| Member of the Kansas Senate | |
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In office 1953-1960 | |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives | |
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In office 1947-1951 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 6, 1912 Towanda, Kansas |
| Died |
March 1, 1998 (aged 85) Wichita, Kansas |
| Political party | Republican Party |
| Alma mater |
University of Wichita Washburn Law School |
Garner E. Shriver (July 6, 1912 – March 1, 1998) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.
Biography
Born in Towanda, 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.
References
- United States Congress. "Garner E. Shriver (id: S000388)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-5-20
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| Preceded by Edward H. Rees |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 4th congressional district January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1977 |
Succeeded by Dan Glickman |
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