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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American politician (1937–2023)</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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Carver</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_E._Carver,_Asst_Sec_AF_(Fin_Mgt_%26_Comp),_1984.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Richard_E._Carver%2C_Asst_Sec_AF_%28Fin_Mgt_%26_Comp%29%2C_1984.jpg/220px-Richard_E._Carver%2C_Asst_Sec_AF_%28Fin_Mgt_%26_Comp%29%2C_1984.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="291" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Richard_E._Carver%2C_Asst_Sec_AF_%28Fin_Mgt_%26_Comp%29%2C_1984.jpg/330px-Richard_E._Carver%2C_Asst_Sec_AF_%28Fin_Mgt_%26_Comp%29%2C_1984.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Richard_E._Carver%2C_Asst_Sec_AF_%28Fin_Mgt_%26_Comp%29%2C_1984.jpg/440px-Richard_E._Carver%2C_Asst_Sec_AF_%28Fin_Mgt_%26_Comp%29%2C_1984.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1469" data-file-height="1943" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Carver as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, 1984</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">16th <a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Financial_Management_%26_Comptroller)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />3 October 1984 – 26 March 1987</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">President</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Russell_D._Hale" title="Russell D. Hale">Russell D. Hale</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Michael_B._Donley" title="Michael B. Donley">Michael B. Donley</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">41st <a href="/wiki/Peoria,_Illinois" title="Peoria, Illinois">Mayor of Peoria</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1973–1984</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">E. Michael O'Brien</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Charles Neumiller</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">37th <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States_Conference_of_Mayors" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the United States Conference of Mayors">President of the United States Conference of Mayors</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1979–1980</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/William_H._McNichols_Jr." title="William H. McNichols Jr.">William H. McNichols Jr.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Hatcher" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Hatcher">Richard Hatcher</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1937-08-28</span>)</span>August 28, 1937<br /><a href="/wiki/Des_Moines,_Iowa" title="Des Moines, Iowa">Des Moines, Iowa</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">May 5, 2023<span style="display:none">(2023-05-05)</span> (aged 85)<br /><a href="/wiki/Sarasota,_Florida" title="Sarasota, Florida">Sarasota, Florida</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Richard Ellison Carver</b> (August 28, 1937 – May 5, 2023) was an American politician who served as <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a> of <a href="/wiki/Peoria,_Illinois" title="Peoria, Illinois">Peoria, Illinois</a>, from 1973 to 1984 and United States <a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Financial_Management_%26_Comptroller)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)</a> from 1984 to 1988. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_E._Carver&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Carver was born in <a href="/wiki/Des_Moines,_Iowa" title="Des Moines, Iowa">Des Moines, Iowa</a>, on August 28, 1937.<sup id="cite_ref-utexas1984_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-utexas1984-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was educated at <a href="/wiki/Bradley_University" title="Bradley University">Bradley University</a>, graduating with a <a href="/wiki/B.S." class="mw-redirect" title="B.S.">B.S.</a> in <a href="/wiki/Business_administration" title="Business administration">business administration</a> in 1959, and was named a distinguished graduate in 1983.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After college, Carver became president of the Carver Lumber Company in <a href="/wiki/Peoria,_Illinois" title="Peoria, Illinois">Peoria, Illinois</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-utexas1984_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-utexas1984-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also served in the <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">Air Force Reserve Command</a>, eventually attaining the rank of <a href="/wiki/Colonel_(United_States)" title="Colonel (United States)">colonel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-utexas1984_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-utexas1984-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1969, Carver was elected to the Peoria <a href="/wiki/City_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="City Council">City Council</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ourcampaigns1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ourcampaigns1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After four years on City Council, Carver was elected <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a> of Peoria on April 3, 1973.<sup id="cite_ref-ourcampaigns1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ourcampaigns1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was re-elected on April 5, 1977.<sup id="cite_ref-ourcampaigns1_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ourcampaigns1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his second term in office, he served as president of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Conference_of_Mayors" title="United States Conference of Mayors">United States Conference of Mayors</a> 1979–80 and president of the National Conference of Republican Mayors.<sup id="cite_ref-utexas1981_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-utexas1981-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois#Republican_primary" title="1980 United States Senate election in Illinois">In 1980</a>, he was a candidate to be <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senators_from_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Senators from Illinois">United States Senator from Illinois</a>, but lost the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <a href="/wiki/Partisan_primary" class="mw-redirect" title="Partisan primary">primary</a> to <a href="/wiki/Dave_O%27Neal" title="Dave O'Neal">Dave O'Neal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ourcampaigns1_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ourcampaigns1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was re-elected to a third term as Mayor of Peoria on April 7, 1981, and subsequently held that office until 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-ourcampaigns1_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ourcampaigns1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 14, 1978, <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a> named Carver to a member of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernal Affairs, and on June 17, 1981, <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> named Carver a member of the President's Commission on Housing, a position he held until 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-utexas1981_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-utexas1981-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 11, 1984, President Reagan nominated Carver to be <a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Financial_Management_%26_Comptroller)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-utexas1984_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-utexas1984-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Carver subsequently held this office until 1988. </p><p>Upon leaving government service in 1988, Carver became the president of ZF Industries while continuing to own Carver Lumber Company.<sup id="cite_ref-businessweek1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-businessweek1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He became President and CEO of MST America in January 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-businessweek1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-businessweek1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From November 1998 to April 2000, he was President and CEO of RPP America.<sup id="cite_ref-businessweek1_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-businessweek1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a member of the Board of Directors of Competitive Technologies, Inc. from 2000 to 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-businessweek1_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-businessweek1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Carver Arena, a multi-purpose arena located in the <a href="/wiki/Peoria_Civic_Center" title="Peoria Civic Center">Peoria Civic Center</a>, is named after Carver. The first stages of the convention center were built during his tenure as Mayor. </p><p>Carver died on May 5, 2023, at the age of 85.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_E._Carver&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-utexas1984-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-utexas1984_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-utexas1984_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-utexas1984_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-utexas1984_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1984/81184d.htm">"Nomination of Richard E. Carver To Be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force", Aug. 11, 1984</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bualum.org/about/centurion_society.shtml">Profile from Bradley University Alumni Association</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=638008&ticker=CTTC:US&previousCapId=400495&previousTitle=PRIVATEBANCORP%20INC">Profile from Bloomberg BusinessWeek</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged April 2023">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ourcampaigns1-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ourcampaigns1_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ourcampaigns1_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ourcampaigns1_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ourcampaigns1_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ourcampaigns1_3-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=99113">Profile from OurCampaigns.com</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-utexas1981-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-utexas1981_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-utexas1981_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1981/61781c.htm">"Appointments & Nominations, June 17, 1981"</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-businessweek1-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-businessweek1_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-businessweek1_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-businessweek1_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-businessweek1_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=638008&ticker=CTTC:US&previousCapId=400495&previousTitle=PRIVATEBANCORP%20INC">Profile from Bloomberg BusinessWeek</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged April 2023">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/local/2023/05/06/former-peoria-illinois-mayor-richard-carver-dies-at-age-85/70191172007/">Former Peoria Mayor Richard Carver, who helped pave way for Civic Center, dies</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #bebebe;">Government offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Russell_D._Hale" title="Russell D. 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