William Edward Shaw

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

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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	Democrat	Forney / Kaufman		Kaufman, Rockwall

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

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Other Resources

William Edward Shaw, death date 12/23/1984 in Dallas County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
William E. Shaw, birth date 4/10/1913, death date 12/23/1984, burial in Hillcrest Cemetery, Forney, Kaufman County, with spouse Ruth C. Shaw. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. W.E. Shaw, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.E. (Bill) Shaw, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. W.E. (Bill) Shaw, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

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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