AKA Robert Allan Shivers
Born:5-Oct-1907 Birthplace:Lufkin, TX Died:14-Jan-1985 Location of death:Austin, TX Cause of death: Heart Failure Remains: Buried,Texas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Politician Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States Executive summary: Governor of Texas, 1949-57 Military service: US Army (WWII, 1943-45, Maj.) Father: Robert Andrew Shivers Mother: Easter Creasy Wife: Marialice Shary (m. 1937, three sons, one daughter)
High School: Port Arthur High School, Port Arthur, TX (1924) University:BA, University of Texas (1931) Law School:LLB, University of Texas (1933) Administrator:Regent, University of Texas (1973-79)
Governor of Texas (11-Jul-1949 to 15-Jan-1957) Lieutenant Governor of Texas (1947-49) Texas State Senate 14th (1935-47) Member of the Board ofTexas Commerce Bank US Chamber of Commerce President Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity Bronze Star
Lucy Gallant (20-Oct-1955) · Himself
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