allan_shivers | party | democratic_party_(united_states) <tsp> allan_shivers | successor | price_daniel <tsp> allan_shivers | office (workedat workedas) | 'member of the texas state senate from district 4 (port arthur)' <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. who worked as a member of the texas state senate from district 4 (port arthur). served in the democratic party in the us. where he was succeeded by price daniel.shivers was a leader of the texas democratic party of the texas state 4