John Culver

John Culver
John Culver
United States Senator; from Iowa
	In office; January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981
Preceded by	Harold Hughes
Succeeded by	Chuck Grassley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Iowa's 2nd district
	In office; January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1975
Preceded by	James E. Bromwell
Succeeded by	Michael T. Blouin
Personal details
Born	John Chester Culver; August 8, 1932; Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	December 26, 2018 (aged 86); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	5 (including Chet)
Alma mater	Harvard University; Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Profession	Lawyer
Military service
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1955–1958

John Chester Culver (August 8, 1932 – December 26, 2018) was an American politician, writer and lawyer. He represented Iowa in both the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1975 and the United States Senate from 1975 to 1981.^[1] He was a member of the Democratic Party.

His son was Chet Culver, who was Governor of Iowa from 2007 to 2011.

Culver died on December 26, 2018 in Washington, D.C. at the age of 86.^[2]

References[change | change source]

United States Congress. "John Culver (id: C000979)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
The John Culver Papers Archived 2012-11-30 at the Wayback Machine are housed at the University of Iowa Special Collections & University Archives.

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