Richard E. "Dick" Carver (b. 1937) was Mayor of Peoria, Illinois from 1973 to 1984 and United States Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller) from 1984 to 1988.
Richard E. Carver was born in Des Moines, Iowa on September 28, 1937.[1] He was educated at Bradley University, graduating with a B.S. in business administration in 1959.[2]
After college, Carver became president of the Carver Lumber Company in Peoria, Illinois.[1] He also served in the Air Force Reserve Command, eventually attaining the rank of Colonel.[1]
In 1969, Carver was elected to the Peoria City Council.[3] After four years on City Council, Carver was elected Mayor of Peoria on April 3, 1973.[3] He was re-elected on April 5, 1977.[3] During his second term in office, he served as president of the United States Conference of Mayors 1979-80.[4] In 1980, he was a candidate to be United States Senator from Illinois, but lost the Republican primary to Dave O'Neal.[3] He was re-elected to a third term as Mayor of Peoria on April 7, 1981, and subsequently held that office until 1984.[3]
On June 17, 1981, President of the United States Ronald Reagan named Carver chairman of the President's Commission on Housing, a position he held until 1984.[4] On August 11, 1984, President Reagan nominated Carver to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller).[1] Carver subsequently held this office until 1988.
Upon leaving government service in 1988, Carver resumed his duties as head of the Carver Lumber Company, working there until December 1999.[5] He became President and CEO of MST America in January 1995.[5] From November 1998 to April 2000, he was President and CEO of RPP America.[5] He was a member of the Board of Directors of Competitive Technologies, Inc. from 2000 to 2007.[5]
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| Preceded by Russell D. Hale |
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller) 1984 – 1988 |
Succeeded by Michael B. Donley |
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