Phillip Hart Weaver
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Phillip Hart Weaver was a Nebraska
Republican politician, who was also the son of former Nebraska governor Arthur J. Weaver
and grandson of former representative Archibald Jerard Weaver.
He was born in Falls City, Nebraska
on April 9, 1919. He was educated at St. Benedicts College
in Atchison, Kansas
from 1938 to 1939 and graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. From 1938 to 1940 he was a radio announcer.
On June 1, 1942 he joined the Armed Services and assigned to command, staff, and liaison duties with the Seventeenth Airborne Division, First Allied Airborne Army, and Headquarters, Berlin District. He was discharged as a captain in March 1946 after having been awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge
, Glider Wings
, and the Bronze Star
with oak leaf cluster. He retired as a lieutenant colonel in United States Army Reserves.
He returned to Falls City and became engaged in the insurance and finance business from 1946 to 1949 and was the director of the Falls City Wholesale & Supply, Inc. at the same time. In 1949 and 1950 he was the civilian administrative assistant to the G-1, Fifth Army, Chicago
. He also established an automobile agency in Falls City.
He was elected as a Republican
to the Eighty-fourth United States Congress and to the three succeeding Congresses serving from January 3, 1955 to January 3, 1963. He was unsuccessful in his bid for renomination in 1962 to the Eighty-eighth United States Congress. He became a special consultant to the U.S. Department of Agriculture from 1963 to 1965. In 1966 he became a deputy director in the Field Cooperations Division, Rural Community Development Service. In 1967 to 1968 he became regional development coordinator for Department of Agriculture, and in 1969 he was promoted to acting administrator of the Rural Community Development Service. From 1969 to 1973 he was the deputy assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. He returned to Falls City in 1974 to resume his business interests and was a resident of Falls City until his death there on April 16, 1989.
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
Republican politician, who was also the son of former Nebraska governor Arthur J. Weaver
Arthur J. Weaver
Arthur J. Weaver was a Nebraska Republican politician best known for being the 22nd Governor of Nebraska. Early in his life he was a lawyer and fruit grower. He was married to Maude E...
and grandson of former representative Archibald Jerard Weaver.
He was born in Falls City, Nebraska
Falls City, Nebraska
Falls City is a city in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 4,671 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Richardson County.-Geography:Falls City is located at ....
on April 9, 1919. He was educated at St. Benedicts College
Benedictine College
Benedictine College is a co-educational university in Atchison, Kansas, founded in 1971 by the merger of St. Benedict's College for men and Mount St. Scholastica College for women. It is a Roman Catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts, and residential college located on bluffs overlooking the...
in Atchison, Kansas
Atchison, Kansas
Atchison is a city situated along the Missouri River in the eastern part of Atchison County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 11,021. It is the county seat and most populous city of Atchison County...
from 1938 to 1939 and graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. From 1938 to 1940 he was a radio announcer.
On June 1, 1942 he joined the Armed Services and assigned to command, staff, and liaison duties with the Seventeenth Airborne Division, First Allied Airborne Army, and Headquarters, Berlin District. He was discharged as a captain in March 1946 after having been awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge
Combat Infantryman Badge
The Combat Infantryman Badge is the U.S. Army combat service recognition decoration awarded to soldiers—enlisted men and officers holding colonel rank or below, who personally fought in active ground combat while an assigned member of either an infantry or a Special Forces unit, of brigade size...
, Glider Wings
Glider Badge
The Glider Badge was a qualification badge of the United States Army. According to the U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry, the badge was awarded to personnel who had "been assigned or attached to a glider or airborne unit or to the Airborne Department of the Infantry School; satisfactorily completed...
, and the Bronze Star
Bronze Star Medal
The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration that may be awarded for bravery, acts of merit, or meritorious service. As a medal it is awarded for merit, and with the "V" for valor device it is awarded for heroism. It is the fourth-highest combat award of the...
with oak leaf cluster. He retired as a lieutenant colonel in United States Army Reserves.
He returned to Falls City and became engaged in the insurance and finance business from 1946 to 1949 and was the director of the Falls City Wholesale & Supply, Inc. at the same time. In 1949 and 1950 he was the civilian administrative assistant to the G-1, Fifth Army, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. He also established an automobile agency in Falls City.
He 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 Eighty-fourth United States Congress and to the three succeeding Congresses serving from January 3, 1955 to January 3, 1963. He was unsuccessful in his bid for renomination in 1962 to the Eighty-eighth United States Congress. He became a special consultant to the U.S. Department of Agriculture from 1963 to 1965. In 1966 he became a deputy director in the Field Cooperations Division, Rural Community Development Service. In 1967 to 1968 he became regional development coordinator for Department of Agriculture, and in 1969 he was promoted to acting administrator of the Rural Community Development Service. From 1969 to 1973 he was the deputy assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. He returned to Falls City in 1974 to resume his business interests and was a resident of Falls City until his death there on April 16, 1989.