Frederick Howard Shaw (Federico H. Shaw in Spain) was born in the naval station of Ferrol in northwestern

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on 20 October 1864. Despite the fact that he was a British subject by birth, most of his life and political career took place in

. His most remarkable political achievements took place during the reign of King

Alfonso XIII Alfonso XIII (17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941), also known as El Africano or the African, was King of Spain from 17 May 1886 to 14 April 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. He was a monarch from birth as his father, Alfo ...

and Antonio Maura y Montaner's government, when he was given a prominent role in the creation of Spain's social security, the Institute of Provision. In fact, his role was to develop from scratch the entire

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to be followed by the then newly created institution. He was also the first administrator of the “Caja General de Pensiones” ( General Ministry of Pensions). He died in

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on 11 August 1920.

External links

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Praise to Frederick H. Shaw by D. Álvaro López Nuñez assistant director of the Spanish Institute of Provision - 1924
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Frederick H. Shaw in The Metal Industry Trade Union of Asturias, Spain official Magazine - 1924
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1864 births 1924 deaths People from Ferrol, Spain Conservative Party (UK) politicians People of the Victorian era British economists English people of Irish descent {{Galicia-bio-stub