Richard G. Shoup
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Richard Gardner (Dick) Shoup (November 29, 1923 - November 25, 1995) was a U.S. Representative from Montana, great-grandson of George Laird Shoup.
Born in Salmon, Idaho, Shoup attended the Salmon public schools. B.S., University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, 1950. He served in the United States Army, European Theater, Field Artillery from 1943 to 1946. He served in the Korean conflict from 1951 to 1952.
Shoup was elected alderman, Missoula City Council from 1963 to 1967, serving as president from 1965 to 1967. He served as mayor, Missoula, Montana from 1967 to 1970. He was owner-operator, laundry and dry cleaning business from 1954 to 1967. He was employed in agriculture service department, Montana Flour Mills from 1953 to 1954. He served as member of the Governor's (Montana) Crime Commission from 1969 to 1970, and 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. He served as director, Union Pacific Railroad, Washington, D.C. from 1975 to 1984. He died November 25, 1995.
