Errett P. Scrivner
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Errett Power Scrivner was a U.S. Representative
from Kansas
.
Born in Newton, Kansas
, Scrivner attended the grade schools and was graduated from Manual Training High School, Kansas City, Missouri
.
During the First World War enlisted in Battery B, One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Field Artillery, in July 1917.
He served overseas in 1918 and 1919.
Awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart Medals.
He was graduated from the law department of the University of Kansas
in Lawrence, Kansas
in 1925.
He was admitted to the bar
the same year and commenced practice in Kansas City, Kansas
.
Scrivner was elected as a Republican
to the Seventy-eight Congress, by special election, September 14, 1943, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of U.S. Guyer.
He was reelected to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from September 14, 1943 to January 3, 1959.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1958 to the Eighty-sixth
Congress, largely due to his request for a vote for appropriations to continue construction on the controversial and wildly unpopular Tuttle Creek Dam along the Big Blue River. President Eisenhower had specifically chosen to leave out funding for the continuation of the dam, but Scrivner's insistence led to the displacement of thousands of families and the flooding of some of America's best crop land. He remains an unpopular figure among older residents of the Blue Valley to this day.
He served as special assistant to the comptroller, Department of Defense
, Washington, D.C.
, from January 1959 to March 1960.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Public Affairs, from March 7, 1960, to January 20, 1961.
City commissioner, Cocoa Beach, 1970.
Resided in Cocoa Beach, Florida
, until his death there May 5, 1978.
Cremated.
Entombment in a crypt at Florida Memorial Gardens, Rockledge, Florida
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
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Born in Newton, Kansas
Newton, Kansas
Newton is a city in and the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 19,132. Newton is located north of Wichita and is included in the Wichita metropolitan statistical area...
, Scrivner attended the grade schools and was graduated from Manual Training High School, Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
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During the First World War enlisted in Battery B, One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Field Artillery, in July 1917.
He served overseas in 1918 and 1919.
Awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart Medals.
He was graduated from the law department of the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
in Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County...
in 1925.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
the same year and commenced practice in Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
.
Scrivner was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Seventy-eight Congress, by special election, September 14, 1943, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of U.S. Guyer.
He was reelected to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from September 14, 1943 to January 3, 1959.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1958 to the Eighty-sixth
86th United States Congress
The Eighty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1961, during the last two years...
Congress, largely due to his request for a vote for appropriations to continue construction on the controversial and wildly unpopular Tuttle Creek Dam along the Big Blue River. President Eisenhower had specifically chosen to leave out funding for the continuation of the dam, but Scrivner's insistence led to the displacement of thousands of families and the flooding of some of America's best crop land. He remains an unpopular figure among older residents of the Blue Valley to this day.
He served as special assistant to the comptroller, Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, from January 1959 to March 1960.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Public Affairs, from March 7, 1960, to January 20, 1961.
City commissioner, Cocoa Beach, 1970.
Resided in Cocoa Beach, Florida
Cocoa Beach, Florida
Cocoa Beach is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 12,482 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau estimates of 2008, the city had a population of 11,920...
, until his death there May 5, 1978.
Cremated.
Entombment in a crypt at Florida Memorial Gardens, Rockledge, Florida
Rockledge, Florida
Rockledge is the oldest city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 20,170 at the 2000 census. As of 2008, the estimated population according to the U.S. Census Bureau is 24,747. It is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville Metropolitan Statistical...
.