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Allan Shivers

Robert Allan Shivers
Full Name: Robert Allan Shivers
Birth date: October 5, 1907
Death date: January 14, 1985

Terms of Service

(1) Journal does not indicate who assumed title of Dean of the Senate during the regular session. However, Olan Van Zandt served as chair of the senate caucus, an honor traditionally bestowed upon the dean, pp. 9-11. Senate Journal .
(2) Caucus report for 47th Legislature, 1st called session signed, Olan R. Van Zandt, Dean of the Senate, p. 10. Senate Journal .
(3) 44th Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1935, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(4) 45th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fourth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-fifth Legislature," 1/12/1937, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(5) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-Elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1939, p. 8. Senate Journal .
(6) Although Cotten shared seniority with Senators [Weaver] Moore, Shivers, and Sulak, a statement in the Senate Journal indicates that Senator Cotten was chosen dean. See the Senate Journal, 48th Legislature, p. 14. Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate' 2002.
(7) Although Senator Shivers shared seniority with Senators [Weaver] Moore and Sulak, the Senate Journal records the election of Senator Shivers as dean. See the Senate Journal, 49th Legislature, p. 9. Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate' 2002.
(8) Journal does not confirm who assumed the title of dean during the regular session of the 47th legislature; however, Senator Van Zandt was chairman of the senate caucus, a honor traditionally bestowed on the dean of the senate. Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate' 2002.
(9) Lists Cotten, Hill, Weaver Moore, Shivers, Sulak, and Van Zandt as having most seniority, 47th Legislature. Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate' 2002.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Photographs

Other Resources

  • Biography in LRL collection, 923.2764 SH69. Allan Shivers: The Pied Piper of Texas Politics 1974.
  • Photo and defense of state claims to the Tidelands against the Truman administration, p. 112. Austin Lawyers: A Legacy of Leadership and Service 2005.
  • United States Army, World War II veteran. "War Veteran Wins Helm of State Senate," 8/25/1946. Dallas Morning News .
  • Photograph, Gilmer-Aikin Bills: a Study in the Legislative Process 1950.
  • Describes Lieutenant Governor Shivers' involvement in the political and legislative processes through which the Gilmer-Aikins bills became law. Gilmer-Aikin Bills: a Study in the Legislative Process 1950.
  • SHIVERS, ROBERT ALLAN (1907-1985). Handbook of Texas Online .
  • United States Army, Major. Biographical sketch: "In 1943 Shivers entered the United States Army and during the next two years served with the Allied Military Government in North Africa, Italy, France, and Germany. Upon his discharge from the army in 1945 with the rank of major (with five battle stars and the Bronze Star) . . ." Handbook of Texas Online .
  • Governor of Texas 1949-1957. Legislative Reference Library, Governors of Texas, 1846-present .
  • Oral history interviews available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas .
  • 33rd Lieutenant Governor: Robert Allan Shivers. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016 2016.
  • Pictured in uniform in the 49th Senate composite photo as Maj. Allan Shivers. State Preservation Board .
  • Shivers, Robert Allan. Texas State Cemetery .
  • Occupational and biographical information - 45th Legislature, Chapter 1, "The Big Job," pp. 1-17. The Legislature and the Texas People 1937.
  • United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country 2017.
  • Book in LRL collection, 923.2764 SH69D 2005. Yellow Dogs and Republicans: Allan Shivers and Texas Two-Party Politics 2005.

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