George Shaw (Queensland politician)

George William Shaw (28 July 1913 – 9 January 1966) was an Australian politician.

Shaw was born in Rockhampton and was educated at Mackay High School.

[1][2] He was assistant secretary (1933-1935) and secretary (1935-1943) of the Cattle Creek Co-operative Sugar Milling Association, which operated the Cattle Creek Sugar Mill at Finch Hatton.

[3] In 1963, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Country Party member for Dawson.

He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on 29 December 1965, the closing date for nominations for preselection to recontest his seat, and defeated a preselection challenge while in hospital, but died in the Mater Hospital, Brisbane on 9 January.