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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

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

Terms of service footnotes


(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

Legislatures:
56th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Forney / Kaufman
Counties in district:
Kaufman, Rockwall

Legislatures:
55th (1)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Forney / Kaufman
Counties in district:
Kaufman, Rockwall

Terms of service notes


(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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