William Rawson Shaw

William Rawson Shaw (1 May 1860 – 14 April 1932) was an English Liberal politician who represented Halifax.

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[1] to commemorate his coming of age.

On the death of his father in 1893, Shaw was elected as Member of Parliament MP for Halifax in West Yorkshire.

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