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William Andrew Shaw
Full Name: William Andrew "Farmer" Shaw
Date of birth: May 16, 1846
Date of death: May 8, 1924
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
District |
Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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City/County |
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Counties in District |
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73
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Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
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27th
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(3)
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Democrat
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Dallas / Dallas
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Dallas
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(1)
District 73.
House Journal.
(2)
District 73.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3)
District 76.
Year Book for Texas, 1901, 1902.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Biographical Sketches |
Biographical sketch, William A. Shaw, pp. 122-124.
The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.
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Military Service Notes |
Confederate States Army, Captain Arnett's company; Company H, General Tom Green's Regiment; Captain L.H. McNelley's company. Biographical sketch, W.D. Shaw/William A. Shaw, p. 227, nickname "Farmer Shaw," born in Sevier County, Arkansas, 1844.
Texans Who Wore the Gray, 1907.
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Other Resources |
"Funeral Services for W.A. Shaw Saturday," 5/10/1924, p. 20. William Andrew Shaw, "former writer and publisher, owner of the Texas Farmer and well-known political figure in Texas for the last forty years."
Dallas Morning News.
"Funeral Services Held for W.A. (Farmer) Shaw," 5/12/1924, p. 4. William Andrew (Farmer) Shaw.
Dallas Morning News.
William A. "Farmer Shaw" Shaw, birth date 5/18/1846 in Sevier County, Arkansas, death date 5/8/1924 in Dallas, burial in Oak Cliff Cemetery, Dallas.
Find a Grave.
Obituary, "W.A. Shaw Dies at His Home in Dallas: Former Galveston Journalist and Confederate Veteran," 5/9/1924, p. 2.
Galveston Daily News.
Obituary, "Farmer Shaw Dies in Dallas," 5/9/1924, p. 5. William Andrew Shaw, birth date 5/16/1846, death date "late Thursday night," 5/8/1924.
McKinney Courier-Gazette.
Obituary, "Final Summons for W.A. Shaw," The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Texas), 5/16/1924, p. 1, crediting the Mesquite Public Library. William A. Shaw, known as "Farmer" Shaw. Birth date 5/16/1846, death date Saturday, 5/10/1924. "Mr. Shaw served in the Twenty-Seventh Legislature being elected from Dallas County in 1900."
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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Photographs |
Photograph.
W.A. Shaw, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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