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Robert Allan Shivers (US: / ʃ ɪ v. ər ʒ /; October 5, 1907 – January 14, 1985) was an American politician who served as the 37th governor of Texas. Shivers was a leader of the Texas Democratic Party during the turbulent 1940s and 1950s and developed the lieutenant governor's post into an extremely powerful perch in the state government.
Robert Allan Shivers (1907-1985), governor of Texas, was born on October 5, 1907, in Lufkin, Texas, the son of Robert Andrew and Easter (Creasy) Shivers, and spent his early childhood at Magnolia Hills, the family home near Woodville.
Jan 15, 1985 · Allan Shivers, who was Governor of Texas from 1949 to 1957, longer than any other chief executive of the state, died yesterday of a heart attack. He was 77 years old and lived in Austin.
Learn about Allan Shivers, the longest-serving governor of Texas who opposed school desegregation and supported Dwight D. Eisenhower. Explore his official statements, documents and correspondence related to the Mansfield crisis and interposition.
Learn about Allan Shivers, the Texas governor who resisted school desegregation and supported interposition in 1956. Find out how he responded to the crisis at Mansfield High School and his relationship with Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Jan 15, 1985 · Allan Shivers, governor of Texas from 1949 to 1957 and later chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents, died Monday in an Austin hospital after suffering a heart attack.
Jan 1, 2001 · Robert Allan Shivers was a Texas governor who served from 1949 to 1957 and defended the state's Tidelands claim against the federal government. He also supported Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 and opposed Brown v. Board of Education, but faced corruption scandals and declining popularity.
