Sir Charles Shaw, 1st Baronet
Theodore Frederick Charles Edward Shaw (11 September 1859 – 17 April 1942) was a British Liberal Party politician.
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Background
Shaw was the eldest son of Edward Dethick Shaw and Millicent Augusta Gough, both of Wolverhampton. He was educated at Tettenhall College, Wolverhampton and Balliol College, Oxford.[1]
Career
He was Managing Director and Chairman of John Shaw & Sons Ltd. of Wolverhampton. He was a Member of Wolverhampton Town Council. He was a Captain in the 3rd Volunteer Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment.[2] He was Liberal MP for Stafford from 1892 to December 1910.[3] He was created 1st Baronet in 1908.[4]
Private life
Shaw married at St. Mark's, Piccadelly, on 17 January 1900, Emily White Bursill, daughter of Henry Bursill, of Hampstead.[5] The couple lived at Charters at Sunningdale in Berkshire, with their two daughters.[6]
Sources and References
- Who Was Who
- Debretts House of Commons and Judicial Bench - 1901
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 - 1918, F. W. S. Craig
- Who Was Who
- Debretts House of Commons and Judicial Bench
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 - 1918
- Who Was Who
- "Marriages". The Times (36042). London. 19 January 1900. p. 1.
- Who Was Who
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Charles Shaw
- National Portrait Gallery; photograph of Shaw and his wife
- Who's Who
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Thomas Salt |
Member of Parliament for Stafford 1892–December 1910 |
Succeeded by Walter Essex |
Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
New creation | Baronet (of Wolverhampton) 1908–1942 |
Extinct |