Sir Charles Shaw, 1st Baronet
British liberal party politician
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| Intro | British liberal party politician | |
| A.K.A. | Theodore Frederick Charles Edward Shaw | |
| A.K.A. | Theodore Frederick Charles Edward Shaw | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 11 September 1859 | |
| Death | 17 April 1942 (aged 82 years) | |
| Star sign | Virgo | |
| Politics: | Liberal Party |
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Biography
Theodore Frederick Charles Edward Shaw (11 September 1859 – 17 April 1942) was a British Liberal Party politician.
Background
Shaw was the eldest son of Edward Dethick Shaw and Millicent Augusta Gough, both of Wolverhampton. He was educated at Tettenhall College, Wolverhampton and Balliol College, Oxford.
Career
He was Managing Director and Chairman of John Shaw & Sons Ltd. of Wolverhampton. He was a Member of Wolverhampton Town Council. He was a Captain in the 3rd Voluntary Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment.
He was Liberal MP for Stafford from 1892 to December 1910. He was created 1st Baronet in 1908.
Private life
Shaw married at St. Mark's, Piccadelly, on 17 January 1900, Emily White Bursill, daughter of Henry Bursill, of Hampstead. The couple lived at Charters at Sunningdale in Berkshire, with their two daughters.
Sources and References
- Who Was Who
- Debretts House of Commons and Judicial Bench - 1901
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 - 1918, F. W. S. Craig