Phillip Hart Weaver | |
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.jpg) From 1961'sPocket Congressional Directory of the Eighty-Seventh Congress | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's1st congressional district | |
| In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Carl Curtis |
| Succeeded by | Ralph F. Beermann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 9, 1919 |
| Died | April 16, 1989(1989-04-16) (aged 70) |
| Political party | Republican |
Phillip Hart Weaver (April 9, 1919 – April 16, 1989) was aNebraskaRepublican politician, who was also the son of former Nebraska governorArthur J. Weaver and grandson of former representativeArchibald Jerard Weaver.
He was born inFalls City, Nebraska on April 9, 1919. He was educated atSt. Benedicts College inAtchison, Kansas from 1938 to 1939 and graduated from theUniversity of Nebraska. From 1938 to 1940 he was a radio announcer.
On June 1, 1942 he joined the Armed Services and assigned to command, staff, and liaison duties with the Seventeenth Airborne Division, First Allied Airborne Army, and Headquarters, Berlin District. He was discharged as a captain in March 1946 after having been awarded theCombat Infantryman Badge,Glider Wings, and theBronze Star with oak leaf cluster. He retired as a lieutenant colonel inUnited States Army Reserves.
He returned to Falls City and became engaged in the insurance and finance business from 1946 to 1949 and was the director of the Falls City Wholesale & Supply, Inc. at the same time. In 1949 and 1950 he was the civilian administrative assistant to the G-1, Fifth Army,Chicago. He also established an automobile agency in Falls City.
He was elected as aRepublican to theEighty-fourth United States Congress and to the three succeeding Congresses serving from January 3, 1955 to January 3, 1963. Weaver voted in favor of theCivil Rights Acts of 1957 and1960,[1][2] as well as the24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[3] He was unsuccessful in his bid for renomination in 1962 to theEighty-eighth United States Congress. He became a special consultant to theU.S. Department of Agriculture from 1963 to 1965. In 1966 he became a deputy director in the Field Cooperations Division,Rural Community Development Service. In 1967 to 1968 he became regional development coordinator for Department of Agriculture, and in 1969 he was promoted to acting administrator of the Rural Community Development Service. From 1969 to 1973 he was the deputy assistant to theU.S. Secretary of Agriculture. He returned to Falls City in 1974 to resume his business interests and was a resident of Falls City until his death there on April 16, 1989.
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| Preceded by Carl T. Curtis (R) | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNebraska's 1st congressional district January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 | Succeeded by |
