What is John Culver?
{{Infobox Senator | birthname=John Chester Culver | nationality= | image name=John_Culver.jpg | jr/sr= United States Senator | state=[[Iowa]] | party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | term_start=January 3, 1975 | term_end=January 3, 1981 | preceded=[[Harold Hughes]] | succeeded=[[Chuck Grassley]] | state2=[[Iowa]] | district2=[[Iowa's 2nd congressional district|2]]nd | term_start2=January 3, 1965 | term_end2=January 3, 1975 | preceded2=[[James E. Bromwell]] | succeeded2=[[Michael T. Blouin]] | birth_date={{birth date|1932|8|8}} | birth_place=[[Rochester, Minnesota|Rochester]], [[Minnesota]], U.S. | death_date={{death date and age|2018|12|26|1932|8|8}} | death_place=[[Washington, D.C.]], U.S. | children =5 (including [[Chet Culver|Chet]]) | alma_mater=[[Harvard University]]<br />[[Emmanuel College, Cambridge]] | profession=[[Lawyer]] |branch=[[United States Marine Corps]] |serviceyears=1955–1958 }} '''John Chester Culver''' (August 8, 1932 &ndash; December 26, 2018) was an American politician, writer and lawyer. He represented [[Iowa]] in both the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1965 to 1975 and the [[United States Senate]] from 1975 to 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hks.harvard.edu/news-events/news/press-releases/john-culver |title=John Culver Named Interim Director of Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics |access-date=2018-08-29 |archive-date=2017-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709154200/https://www.hks.harvard.edu/news-events/news/press-releases/john-culver |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. His son was [[Chet Culver]], who was [[Governor of Iowa]] from 2007 to 2011. Culver died on December 26, 2018 in [[Washington, D.C.]] at the age of 86.<ref>[https://kwwl.com/news/iowa-news-from-the-associated-press/2018/12/27/former-u-s-senator-john-culver-dead-at-86/ Former U.S. Senator John Culver dead at 86]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{CongBio|C000979