William Rawson Shaw (1 May 1860 – 14 April 1932) was an English

Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

politician who represented Halifax. Shaw was the son of Thomas Shaw and his wife Elizabeth Rawson. His father was chairman of the family firm of John Shaw & Sons who owned the Brookroyd Mills, and was MP for Halifax. In 1881 his father endowed the Rawson Shaw Scholarships in Halifax to commemorate his coming of age. On the death of his father in 1893, Shaw was elected as

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MP for Halifax in

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. He was re-elected in 1895 but resigned his seat in 1897. Shaw moved to

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, Sussex, where he was Chairman of Arundel County Bench for 14 years and active in community activities.Angmering Village history
/ref> Shaw married Mary Josephine Crook, only daughter of

Joseph Crook Joseph Crook (1809 - 8 December 1884) was a Liberal British Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton. Joseph Crook was born in 1809 and was the eldest son of Joshua Crook. He married Mary Biggs in 1856, with whom he had at least one son. He succeede ...

, MP for

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on 25 April 1888. They had a daughter and a son Kenneth who became a pilot in

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Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion
1860 births Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 1932 deaths {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub