Sir Charles Shaw, 1st Baronet

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Sir Charles Shaw

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.[1]

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 Volunteer Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment.[2] He was Liberal MP for Stafford from 1892 to December 1910.[3] He was created 1st Baronet in 1908.[4]

Private life[]

Shaw married at St. Mark's, Piccadelly, on 17 January 1900, Emily White Bursill, daughter of Henry Bursill, of Hampstead.[5] The couple lived at Charters at Sunningdale in Berkshire, with their two daughters.[6]

Sources and References[]

  • Who Was Who
  • Debretts House of Commons and Judicial Bench - 1901
  • British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 - 1918, F. W. S. Craig
  1. ^ Who Was Who
  2. ^ Debretts House of Commons and Judicial Bench
  3. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 - 1918
  4. ^ Who Was Who
  5. ^ "Marriages". The Times. No. 36042. London. 19 January 1900. p. 1.
  6. ^ Who Was Who

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Stafford
1892–December 1910 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Wolverhampton)
1908–1942 		Extinct
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