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Walter Shaw (British politician)

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British politician (1868–1927)

The grave of Walter William Shaw in Brookwood Cemetery

Walter William Shaw (1868 – 10 May 1927) was a British Conservative Party politician.

He was elected at the 1924 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Westbury in Wiltshire, having unsuccessfully fought the seat in 1923. He had previously contested Houghton-le-Spring at the 1922 general election.

However, he did not complete a full Parliament, dying in office in May 1927, aged 58. He is buried in Brookwood Cemetery.

References

  1. ^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "W" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
  2. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) . British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 344, 499. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byCharles Darbishire Member of Parliament for Westbury
1924 – 1927 		Succeeded byRichard Long


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