George E. Shipley

George E. Shipley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois
In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1979
Preceded by	Charles W. Vursell
Succeeded by	Dan Crane
Constituency	23rd district (1959–1973) 22nd district (1973–1979)
Personal details
Born	George Edward Shipley (1927-04-21)April 21, 1927 Olney, Illinois
Died	June 28, 2003(2003-06-28) (aged 76) Olney, Illinois
Political party	Democratic

George Edward Shipley (April 21, 1927 – June 28, 2003) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born in Richland County, near Olney, Illinois, Shipley attended the East Richland High School, Olney, Illinois. He graduated from Olney High School, Olney, Illinois, 1950. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1944 to 1947. A business owner, he was Chief deputy sheriff of Richland County, Illinois from 1950 to 1954 and sheriff 1954–1958.

Shipley was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1979). He notably defeated conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly in 1970 by 91,158 votes (53.97%) to 77,762 (46.04%). He was not a candidate for re-election in 1978 to the Ninety-sixth Congress.

Shipley died on June 28, 2003, in Olney, Illinois.

References

• United States Congress. "George E. Shipley (id: S000367)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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