Allan Shivers

Allan Shivers
37th Governor of Texas
In office July 11, 1949 – January 15, 1957
Lieutenant	Ben Ramsey
Preceded by	Beauford H. Jester
Succeeded by	Price Daniel
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office June 29, 1952 – August 2, 1953
Preceded by	Val Peterson
Succeeded by	Daniel I. J. Thornton
33rd Lieutenant Governor of Texas
In office January 21, 1947 – July 11, 1949
Governor	Beauford H. Jester
Preceded by	John Lee Smith
Succeeded by	Ben Ramsey
Member of the Texas Senate from the 4th district
In office January 8, 1935 – January 14, 1947
Preceded by	William R. Cousins Sr.
Succeeded by	Wilfred R. Cousins Jr.
Personal details
Born	Robert Allan Shivers (1907-10-05)October 5, 1907 Lufkin, Texas, U.S.
Died	January 14, 1985(1985-01-14) (aged 77) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Resting place	Texas State Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Marialice Shary ​ (m. 1937)​
Children	4
Education	University of Texas at Austin (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1943–1945
Rank	Major
Battles/wars	World War II

Robert Allan Shivers (US: /ʃɪv.ərʒ/; 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.