Weston E. Vivian, Date of Birth

    

Weston E. Vivian

American politician

Date of Birth: 25-Oct-1924

Profession: politician, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Weston E. Vivian

  • Weston "Wes" Edward Vivian (born October 25, 1924) is a former politician from the U.S.
  • state of Michigan. Vivian was born in Newfoundland and moved to the United States with his parents on September 5, 1929, settling in Cranston, Rhode Island where he attended school.
  • He served in the United States Navy as an enlisted man and officer from 1943 to 1946.
  • He received a B.S.
  • at Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1945, and a M.S.
  • at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge in 1949, and a Ph.D.
  • at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1959.
  • He was a candidate for city council of Ann Arbor from 1958 to 1959 and a research engineer and lecturer at the University of Michigan from 1951 to 1959.
  • He was chairman of the Ann Arbor City Democratic Committee from 1959 to 1960.
  • He was electronics engineer and consultant for various firms and institutions. In 1964, Vivian was elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 2nd congressional district to the 89th United States Congress, serving from January 3, 1965 to January 3, 1967.
  • He was known as one of the Michigan Five Fluke Freshmen and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1966 to the Ninetieth Congress, being defeated by then-state Representative Marvin L.
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  • Vivian later served as vice president of Vicom Industries, Inc.
  • in Ann Arbor and became a lecturer at the Institute of Public Policy Studies, University of Michigan.
  • He also became a telecommunications consultant.
  • He is a Unitarian, a member of the NAACP and is currently residing in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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