1. John Chester Culver was an American politician, writer, and lawyer who was elected to both the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate from Iowa.
13 Facts About John Culver
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John Culver moved as a child with his family to Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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John Culver was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 27th round of the 1954 NFL draft.
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Rather than try out for professional football after graduating, John Culver attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge, as the Lionel de Jersey Harvard Scholar.
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In 1978 John Culver was inducted into the Harvard Football Hall of Fame.
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John Culver became active in politics, working as a legislative assistant for Senator Edward Kennedy in 1962.
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John Culver began his law practice in Iowa a year later.
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John Culver served one term in the Senate, from 1975 until 1981.
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In 2000, Culver co-wrote American Dreamer, the first comprehensive biography of Henry A Wallace.
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John Culver was a featured speaker at the August 28,2009, memorial service for Edward Kennedy, speaking as his Harvard classmate and teammate, Senate colleague, and longtime friend.
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John Culver was succeeded by former Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson.
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John Culver remained on the board of advisers as director emeritus.
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At the time of his death, John Culver was recently retired from the firm of Arent Fox in Washington, DC, where he had established the government affairs practice.