About Helen Brown Shaw
Lived 1879 – 1964 (aged 84). Helen Brown Shaw was a British politician.
Helen Brown Shaw, MBE (née Graham; 2 June 1879 – 20 April 1964) was a Unionist Party politician in Scotland.
Career Shaw was active during World War I, chairing charities such as the Lanarkshire Prisoners of War Relief Committee. She was made an MBE in 1920. In 1930, she was the first woman to be elected to Lanarkshire County Council. She married Major David Shaw of the 6th Cameronians on 18 September 1879. He was killed in action in Festubert, France in World War I. Her son, Gavin Shaw, was president of the Bothwell Unionist Association, and was killed in action in World War II.
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Who was Helen Brown Shaw?
British politician (1879-1964)
When was Helen Brown Shaw born?
Helen Brown Shaw was born on 2 June 1879 in Glasgow.
When did Helen Brown Shaw die?
Helen Brown Shaw died on 20 April 1964 in Lanark.
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Helen Brown Shaw was a politician.
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Helen Brown Shaw was British.
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