Lieutenant-Colonel Geoffrey Reginald Devereux Shaw (29 May 1896 – 8 September 1960) was a British barrister, and the Conservative MP for Sowerby.
Sowerby was a historically Liberal seat, but the appearance of Labour candidates since 1918 had made it possible for Conservatives to win in a three-way fight.
Shaw won the seat on a vote of just under 38%, ahead of the Liberal incumbent, Arnold Williams, on 32% and Arthur Dawson for Labour on 30%.
[3] After leaving Parliament, he returned to his successful legal practice, and bought a farming estate in Whilton, Northamptonshire, where he kept a herd of pedigree dairy cattle and owned a haymaking company.
[4] He also became active in the Territorial Army, taking command of a company of the 5th King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry in 1928, and remaining with the battalion after it was converted into an anti-aircraft regiment.