Dick Shoup | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMontana's1st district | |
| In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Arnold Olsen |
| Succeeded by | Max Baucus |
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| Born | (1923-11-29)November 29, 1923 Salmon, Idaho, U.S. |
| Died | November 25, 1995(1995-11-25) (aged 71) Missoula, Montana, U.S.[1] |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Montana |
Richard Gardner "Dick" Shoup (November 29, 1923 – November 25, 1995) was aU.S. representative fromMontana, great-grandson ofGeorge Laird Shoup.
Born inSalmon, Idaho, Shoup attended the Salmon public schools. He received his B.S. from theUniversity of Montana inMissoula, Montana in 1950.
He served in theUnited States Army, European Theater, Field Artillery from 1943 to 1946. He served in theKorean War from 1951 to 1952.
He was owner-operator of a laundry and dry cleaning business from 1954 to 1967. He was employed in the agriculture service department of Montana Flour Mills from 1953 to 1954.
Shoup was elected alderman on the Missoula City Council from 1963 to 1967, serving as president from 1965 to 1967. He served as mayor ofMissoula, Montana from 1967 to 1970.He served as member of the Governor's (Montana) Crime Commission from 1969 to 1970, and on the Montana League of Cities and Towns from 1967 to 1970.
Shoup was elected as aRepublican to theNinety-second andNinety-third Congresses (January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1975).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1974 to theNinety-fourth Congress.
His chief concerns as a U.S. Representative were theConquest of Cancer Act, soldiers missing in action from theVietnam War, energy development, and proper labeling of beef products.[2]
He served as director of theUnion Pacific Railroad from 1975 to 1984.
He died November 25, 1995.
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