Agnes Shaw | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| In office 1951–1963 | |
| Constituency | Nyanza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1903 Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Died | 1 January 1978 (aged 75) Kenya |
| Political party | New Kenya Party (1959–63) |
| Spouse | Brian Shaw |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
Agnes Ramsay Shaw OBE (née Cree; 1903-1978),[1] was an early European settler in Sotik in the West of Kenya. In 1951, she was selected as a European member on the Legislative Council of Kenya for the Nyanza seat and was the fourth woman to be appointed to that body and later became the last European woman to be elected to it. She sat for twelve years until Kenyan Independence in 1963, attending the Lancaster House Conferences (Kenya).