William Rawson Shaw
William Rawson Shaw (1 May 1860 – 14 April 1932) was an English Liberal politician who represented Halifax.
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Shaw was the son of Thomas Shaw and his wife Elizabeth Rawson. His father was chairman of the family firm of John Shaw & Sons who owned the Brookroyd Mills, and was MP for Halifax. In 1881 his father endowed the Rawson Shaw Scholarships in Halifax[1] to commemorate his coming of age.
On the death of his father in 1893, Shaw was elected as Member of Parliament MP for Halifax in West Yorkshire. He was re-elected in 1895 but resigned his seat in 1897.
Shaw moved to Rustington, Sussex, where he was Chairman of Arundel County Bench for 14 years and active in community activities.[2]
Shaw married Mary Josephine Crook, only daughter of Joseph Crook, MP for Bolton on 25 April 1888. They had a daughter and a son Kenneth who became a pilot in World War I.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Rawson Shaw
- Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion
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Preceded by Sir James Stansfield and Thomas Shaw |
Member of Parliament for Halifax 1893–1897 With: Sir James Stansfield, to 1895 Sir Alfred Arnold, from 1895 |
Succeeded by Sir Alfred Arnold and Alfred Billson |