Researching Bob Shrum
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1 people with the Shrum surname? In that year Shrum was ranked number 3578 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Bob means "Form of ROBERT - Bright fame" and is of German origin.
Records of Bob Shrum on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bob Shrum and the Shrum Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shrum Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Shrum family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 5 people with the Shrum surname in the UK? Shrum is now ranked number 4036 for popularity in the UK. |
Shrum Family Tree Databases
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Shrum Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Shrum surname in the USA? Shrum is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Bob Shrum. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bob Shrum
Bob Shrum
Robert M. "Bob" Shrum (born July 21, 1943) is the Director of the Center for the Political Future and the Carmen H. and Louis Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics at the University of Southern California, where he is a Professor of the Practice of Political Science in the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. He is a former American political consultant, who has worked on numerous Democratic campaigns, including as senior advisor to the Kerry-Edwards campaign in 2004 and to the Gore-Lieberman campaign in 2000. Shrum wrote the famous speech Ted Kennedy gave at the 1980 Democratic National Convention conceding to and supporting President Jimmy Carter. He has been described as "the most sought-after consultant in the Democratic Party." Shrum served as speechwriter to New York Mayor John V. Lindsay from 1970 to 1971, speechwriter to Senator George McGovern's 1972 Presidential campaign and speechwriter and press secretary to Senator Edward M. Kennedy from 1980 to 1984 and political consultant until 2009.
Shrum's book, No Excuses: Concessions of a Serial Campaigner, was published in June 2007 by Simon and Schuster.
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