George E. Shipley

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George E. Shipley

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 was in the United States Marine Corps from 1944 to 1947. Chief deputy sheriff of Richland County, Illinois from 1950 to 1954 and sheriff 1954-1958. Business owner.

Shipley was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1979). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1978 to the Ninety-sixth Congress. He died on June 28, 2003, in Olney, Illinois.

References

• George E. Shipley at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Charles W. Vursell	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 23rd congressional district 1959-1973	Succeeded by Melvin Price
Preceded by Edwin M. Schaefer	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 22nd congressional district 1973-1979	Succeeded by Dan Crane