Shapiro, Samuel H. (Samuel Harvey), 1907-1987
Variant namesKankakee, Illinois lawyer who, as a Democrat, served as state's attorney, member of the Illinois legislature, lieutenant governor and governor. Especially interested in treatment of the mentally ill, he was responsible for many changes in the state laws concerning that illness. After Governor Kerner was appointed U.S. Appellate Judge in May 1968, Shapiro took over as governor. Although he worked well with the Republican legislators, he was little known outside northern Illinois and lost the election in November of that same year.
From the description of Papers, 1947-1969. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 51747488
Shapiro was a Kankakee, Illinois lawyer, city attorney, Illinois state attorney, member of the state house of representatives, lieutenant governor, and governor after the resignation of Otto Kerner.
From the description of Papers, 1962, 1968. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 430538751
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| referencedIn | Kerner, Otto, 1908-1976. Letters, November 18, 1968; January 19, 1969. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | |
| referencedIn | Illinois. Governor (1968-1969 : Shapiro). Samuel Harvey Shapiro correspondence, 1968-1969. | Illinois State Archive | |
| creatorOf | Shapiro, Samuel H. (Samuel Harvey), 1907-1987. Papers, 1962, 1968. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | |
| referencedIn | Baldini, John. John Baldini collection, 1950-1988. | Mclean County Historical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | Shapiro, Samuel H. (Samuel Harvey), 1907-1987. Papers, 1947-1969. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | |
| referencedIn | Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965. Letters, November 20, 1952; March 13, 1954. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library |
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| correspondedWith | Baldini, John. | person |
| associatedWith | Democratic National Convention (1968 : Chicago, Ill.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Dirksen, Everett McKinley. | person |
| associatedWith | Illinois. Commission on Mental Health. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Illinois. Governor (1968-1969 : Shapiro) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Illinois. Office of the Governor | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968. | person |
| associatedWith | Kerner, Otto, 1908-1976. | person |
| associatedWith | National Conference of Lieutenant Governors (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | National Governors' Conference. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Percy, Charles H., 1919-2011. | person |
| associatedWith | Shapiro, Gertrude (Gertrude Adelman) | person |
| associatedWith | Simon, Paul, 1928-2003. | person |
| associatedWith | Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965. | person |
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| Illinois--Chicago |
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| People with mental disabilities |
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Person
Birth 1907-04-25
Death 1987-03-16
