Walter Shaw (British politician) explained

Walter William Shaw (1868 – 10 May 1927)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.

He was elected at the 1924 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Westbury in Wiltshire, having unsuccessfully fought the seat in 1923. He had previously contested Houghton-le-Spring at the 1922 general election.[2]

However, he did not complete a full Parliament, dying in office in May 1927, aged 58. He is buried in Brookwood Cemetery.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: House of Commons constituencies beginning with "W" (part 2) . https://web.archive.org/web/20090129123604/http://leighrayment.com/commons/Wcommons2.htm . 29 January 2009 . Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages . usurped . 2009-04-22.
  2. Book: Craig , F. W. S. . F. W. S. Craig

    . F. W. S. Craig . British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 . 1969 . 3rd . 1983 . Parliamentary Research Services . Chichester . 0-900178-06-X . 344, 499.