Robert L. Shaw | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office March 22, 1909 – June 6, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | District Established |
| Succeeded by | Edward Prudden |
| Constituency | Stettler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 27, 1865 Roseburg, Oregon |
| Died | January 22, 1930 (aged 64) Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Nettie Sloan (m. 1894) |
| Occupation |
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Robert L. Shaw (November 27, 1865 – January 22, 1930) was a politician from Alberta, Canada.[1]
Shaw was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1909 Alberta general election. He defeated Conservative candidate J.K. Creighton in a landslide to become the first MLA for the new Stettler electoral district. As a Member of the Legislative Assembly, Shaw campaigned for a court house in Stettler, which was approved in 1913.[2]
Shaw would be re-elected to a second term in the 1913 Alberta general election. He won that election with a plurality of just 21 votes over Conservative challenger George McMorris. Shaw would serve the remainder of his second term before retiring from provincial politics in 1917.
Shaw moved to Vancouver following the death of his spouse in 1924. Shaw died in Vancouver on January 22, 1930, at the age of 64.[3]
- ^ Chambers, Ernest J., ed. (1921). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Ottawa: Mortimer Company Ltd. p. 150. ISSN 0315-6168. OCLC 893686591. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ Ellis, Carson (June 27, 2018). "Court houses were symbol of pride and prestige for a community". The Stettler Independent. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Robert L. Shaw Ex-M.L.A., Stettler, Passes at Coast". Edmonton Journal. January 23, 1930. p. 13.