Garner E. Shriver | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's4th district | |
| In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Edward H. Rees |
| Succeeded by | Dan Glickman |
| Member of theKansas Senate | |
| In office 1953-1960 | |
| Member of theKansas House of Representatives | |
| In office 1947-1951 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1912-07-06)July 6, 1912 |
| Died | March 1, 1998(1998-03-01) (aged 85) |
| Party | Republican Party |
| Alma mater | University of Wichita Washburn Law School |
Garner Edward Shriver (July 6, 1912 – March 1, 1998) was aU.S. representative fromKansas.
Born inTowanda, Kansas, Shriver attended the public schools of Towanda and Wichita.He moved with his family toWichita, Kansas in 1925.He was in theUniversity of Wichita, B.A., 1934 (postgraduate study atUniversity of Southern California in 1936), andWashburn 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 wasadmitted to the bar in Wichita in February 1940.He served for three years in theUnited States Navy as an enlisted man and officer from 1943 to 1946. He served in theKansas House of Representatives from 1947 to 1951 and then in theKansas Senate from 1953 to 1960.
Shriver was elected as aRepublican to theEighty-seventh and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1977). In 1974, Shriver won with about 49 percent of the vote in a three-way race.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1976 to theNinety-fifth Congress. He was defeated byDan Glickman by three percentage points.[1]
After losing reelection, he served as minority staff director and legal counsel for theSenate Veterans' Affairs Committee from March 1977 until 1980. He then served as the committee's general counsel from 1981 to 1982. He later resumed the practice of law and was a resident ofWichita, Kansas, until his death there on March 1, 1998.
A post office in Wichita was named in his honor.[2]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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