W.E. (Bill) Shaw

William Edward Shaw

Full Name: William Edward "Bill" Shaw
Date of birth: April 10, 1913
Date of death: December 23, 1984

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 41 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 56th   Democrat Forney / Kaufman   Kaufman, Rockwall
H 41 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 55th (1)   Democrat Forney / Kaufman   Kaufman, Rockwall

(1) Farmer. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.

Terms of Service top

House District 41
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Forney / Kaufman
Counties in district: Kaufman, Rockwall
House District 41
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Forney / Kaufman
Counties in district: Kaufman, Rockwall

(1) Farmer. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.

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Committee Information top

56th R.S. - 1959
Conservation and Reclamation  
Counties  
Leasing of Certain Highway Rights-of-Way for Oil and Gas Purposes by the State Highway Department, Special  
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
Public Health  
State Hospitals and Special Schools  
Texas Commission for State Health and Welfare Services  
55th R.S. - 1957
Banks and Banking  
Conservation and Reclamation  
Counties  
Livestock and Stock Raising  
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  

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