Sir John Valentine Wistar Shaw (14 February 1894 – 24 December 1982) was a British colonial administrator. Born in Derby on 14 February 1894, Shaw was educated at

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, and in the First World War did military service from 1914 to 1919. He then joined the

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Appointments

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* Assistant District Commissioner, 1921–1925 * District Commissioner, 1925 -1928 * Assistant Secretary, 1928–1935

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* Assistant Secretary, 1935–1938 * Senior Assistant Secretary, 1938–1939 * Departmental Chief Secretary, 1939–1940

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* Colonial Secretary 1940–1943 Palestine * Chief Secretary 1943 Palestine and Cyprus * Acting Governor, Cyprus and Acting High Commissioner for Palestine for several periods, 1940–1946.

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* Governor and Commander-in-Chief, 1947–1950

Death

Shaw died on 24 December 1982 in Hastings, Sussex.

Honours and legacy

Shaw was awarded the CMG in 1942, became

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in 1946, and in 1947. His papers are held by the Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies at

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, with additional itemshttp://www.worldcat.org/title/sir-john-shaw-papers/oclc/54865882 at the Brotherton Library, University of Leeds.

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at the National Portrait Gallery {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw, John Valentine Wistar 1894 births 1982 deaths Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knights Bachelor Gold Coast (British colony) people Mandatory Palestine people British Cyprus people Chief secretaries (British Empire) Governors of British Cyprus Governors of Trinidad and Tobago British High Commissioners of Palestine Chief Secretaries of Palestine Colonial Secretaries of Cyprus People from Derby