Richard Gardner "Dick" Shoup (November 29, 1923 – November 25, 1995) was a

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from

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, great-grandson of George Laird Shoup.

Education

Born in

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, Shoup attended the Salmon public schools. He received his B.S. from the

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in Missoula, Montana in 1950.

Military

He served in the

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, European Theater, Field Artillery from 1943 to 1946. He served in the

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from 1951 to 1952.

Early career

He was owner-operator of a laundry and dry cleaning business from 1954 to 1967. He was employed in the agriculture service department of Montana Flour Mills from 1953 to 1954.

Political career

Shoup was elected alderman on the Missoula City Council from 1963 to 1967, serving as president from 1965 to 1967. He served as mayor of Missoula, Montana from 1967 to 1970. He served as member of the Governor's (Montana) Crime Commission from 1969 to 1970, and on the Montana League of Cities and Towns from 1967 to 1970. Shoup was elected as a Republican to the Ninety-second and Ninety-third Congresses (January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1975). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1974 to the Ninety-fourth Congress. His chief concerns as a U.S. Representative were the

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, soldiers missing in action from the

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, energy development, and proper labeling of beef products.Guide to the Richard G. Shoup Papers at the University of Montana
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Other activities

He served as director of the

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from 1975 to 1984. He died November 25, 1995.

References

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