Alan K. Simpson Biography

(Former United States Senator)

Birthday: September 2, 1931 (Virgo)

Born In: Denver

Alan K. Simpson was born in a family with political heritage as his father had been a senator and a governor. He too had inherited the latter’s leadership qualities and followed the tradition by becoming a senator and governor. He had a long tenure as a senator as he had been re-elected to the post twice. It was evident that he was efficient in his role of a senator. He also served his country by joining the Infantry wing of the armed forces. Before assuming the role of a senator, this politician had been appointed to various other government posts and he accomplished these roles well. Alan also had a literary trait and he authored a book after retiring from his government office. He was an outspoken leader and held his views of equality of people irrespective of any creed, race or gender. Simpson has even been actively associated with many philanthropic organizations, apart from his political activities. He provided funds to various institutions to help them in their improvement. He often engages in teaching in the university he graduated from and has also worked as guest lecturer at ‘Harvard University’. To know more about his career, works and achievements, read on.
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Also Known As: Alan Kooi Simpson, Alan Simpson, Sen. Alan Simpson, Senator Alan Simpson

Age: 92 Years, 92 Year Old Males

Family:

Spouse/Ex-: Ann Schroll

father: Milward L. Simpson

mother: Lorna Kooi

siblings: Peter K. Simpson

children: Colin M. Simpson, Susan Simpson, William Simpson

Quotes By Alan K. Simpson Political Leaders

political ideology: Republican

U.S. State: Colorado

City: Denver, Colorado

Ideology: Republicans

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education: University of Wyoming, Cranbrook Schools, Cody High School

Humanitarian Work: worked with the philanthropic establishment ‘Wings of Hope’.

Childhood & Early Life:
Alan Simpson was born on 2nd September 1931, to the former Governor of Wyoming, Milward L. Simpson and Lorna Kooi, in the Denver region of Colorado.
He completed his schooling from institutions such as ‘Cody High School’ in Wyoming and ‘Cranbrook School’, located at Michigan. He then pursued his graduation in Science at the ‘University of Wyoming’ in Laramie, which he completed in the year 1954.
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Career
During the period 1954-56, he served in the ‘Fifth Infantry Division’, ‘Tenth Infantry Regiment’ and Twelfth Armoured Infantry Battalion’ of the ‘United States Army’.
He then pursued his studies graduated in Law from the ‘University of Wyoming (UW) Law School’ in 1958, and soon after practiced law in the Cody region as a member of the ‘Wyoming Bar Association’.
In 1958, he was appointed as the Assistant Attorney General of Wyoming and he served in this capacity for a year.
From 1959 to 1969, this politician served as the City Attorney of Cody, Wyoming.
He also served as the president of the ‘UW Alumni Association’ for a year. He then, became a member of the ‘Wyoming House of Representative’ during the period 1964-77.
In November 1978, he was appointed as a Senator from Wyoming to the ‘United States Senate’ and he joined office at the beginning of the following year, after the former Senator resigned. He resumed the office of the Senator for two more terms.
During 1981-85, he chaired the ‘Veterans’ Affairs Committee’. He then operated as a Whip of the Republican Party for about ten years, and assisted Bob Dole, the then Republic leader, in handling the works of the party. He was succeeded by Trent Lott as the Whip.
He again served as the chairperson of the ‘Veteran Affairs Committee’ from 1995 to 1997, after the Republican Party gained power in the Senate.
This leader was also the chairman of many other Organizations such as the ‘Social Security Subcommittee’, ‘Immigration and Refugee Subcommittee of Judiciary’, ‘Committee on Aging’ and the ‘Nuclear Regulation Subcommittee’.
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After retiring from his political career, Simpson joined the ‘”Joan Shorenstein Center’ of the ‘John F. Kennedy School of Government’ in Cambridge as a guest lecturer in 1997.
He was also appointed at the ‘John F. Kennedy School of Government’ as the Director of the ‘Institute of Politics’.
In the year 2000, he started practising law in Wyoming along with his two sons Colin and William. The next year, he was elected as the Commissioner of the ‘American Battle Monuments Commission’.
He headed the UW capital campaign ‘Distinction’, which became a great success as the campaign collected funds worth $204 million. An event was organized to celebrate this achievement.
He became the Co-Chairperson of the ‘Continuity of Government Commission’ in 2002 which was established the same year, to provide input for improving statutory and constitutional provisions in the US. This former Senator sometimes engages in teaching at the ‘University of Wyoming’.
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Major Works:
Alan Simpson served as a Senator during the period 1979-97, and during his tenure, he advocated equal rights for all people irrespective of their creed, gender, colour or race. He also supported the rights of gay and lesbian citizens, and even supported abortion.
Awards & Achievements:
He has been awarded with many honorary doctoral degrees by institutions such as ‘Colorado College’, ‘American University’, ‘California Western School of Law’ and the ‘Notre Dame University’.
The ‘Bloomberg Markets’ magazine placed him in the ‘Fifty Most Influential’ list in the year 2012.
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Personal Life & Legacy:
Alan Simpson is married to Susan Ann Schroll since 1954, and the couple has two sons named Colin and William.
His son Colin too had worked for the ‘Wyoming House of Representatives’ as a member of the Republican Party.
In 1997, he penned his book entitled ‘Right in the Old Gazoo: A Lifetime of Scrapping with the Press’
Trivia:
Simpson played a cameo role in the 1993 movie ‘Dave’.

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