Robert E. Smylie

Robert Eben Smylie ( born October 31, 1914 in Marcus, Cherokee County, Iowa; † 17 July 2004 in Boise, Idaho ) was an American politician and 1955-1967 Governor of the State of Idaho.

Early years and political rise

Robert Smylie came as a student to Idaho, where he attended the College of Idaho until 1938. Then he studied at George Washington University until 1942 Jura. During the Second World War he served in the U.S. Coast Guard. After the war he returned to Idaho and was a member of the Republican Party. Between 1947 and 1955 he was Attorney General of Idaho.

Governor of Idaho

In 1954 he was elected governor of his state. After two elections in 1958 and 1962, he was able to exercise between January 1955 and January 2, 1967 3 this office for twelve years. To date, he is the only governor of Idaho, which was consecutively elected three times in a four -year term. At this time the minimum wage was raised in Idaho and introduced the five-day week in the civil service. At that time, a trade ministry was established. The construction of motorways has been a massive boost and planned a number of state nature reserves. With the help of tax education was encouraged. Robert Smylie was also a member of several associations governor. In 1966 he sought a further election, but failed in the primaries of his party.

Further CV

After the end of his governorship, Robert Smylie withdrew from politics and worked as a lawyer. He was also curator of the College of Idaho. Robert Smylie died in 2004 at the age of 89 years. With his wife, Lucille Irwin he had two children.