A.R. "Archie" Shaw (February 4, 1922 – March 9, 2013) was an American educator and legislator. Born in Hanks, North Dakota, Shaw served in the

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during

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. He then received his bachelor's degree from

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and his master's degree from the

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in addition to graduate study at the

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. He was the superintendent of the

Mandan, North Dakota Mandan is a city on the eastern border of Morton County and the eighth-largest city in North Dakota. Founded in 1879 on the west side of the upper Missouri River, it was designated in 1881 as the county seat of Morton County. The population w ...

Public Schools. He served as Mayor of Mandan, North Dakota 1968–1972. He then served in 1985 in the

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as a

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. He died in Mandan, North Dakota.'North Dakota Centennial Blue Book 1889-1989,' Ben Meier (editor), North Dakota Legislative Assembly, Biographical Sketch of Arch Shaw, pg. 411

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw A.R. 1922 births 2013 deaths People from Morton County, North Dakota People from Williams County, North Dakota Minot State University alumni University of Minnesota alumni Educators from North Dakota Mayors of Mandan, North Dakota Republican Party members of the North Dakota House of Representatives United States Navy personnel of World War II