allan_shivers | office (workedat, workedas) | member of the texas state senate from district 4 (port arthur) <tsp> allan_shivers | party | democratic_party_(united_states) <tsp> allan_shivers | successor | wilfred_r_cousins,_jr <tsp> allan_shivers | birthplace | lufkin,_texas <sep> robert allan shivers (us: ; 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 
allan shivers was born in lufkin. texas and was in the democratic party and worked as a member of the texas state senate from district 4 (port arthur). his successor was wilfred r. cousins. jr.shivers was the leader of the texas state 4 democratic party texas