Helen Shaw (Unionist politician)

Helen Brown Shaw
MBE

Shaw in 1924
Member of Parliament
for Bothwell
In office
27 October 1931  13 November 1935
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin
Preceded by Joseph Sullivan
Succeeded by James C. Welsh
Personal details
Born 1879 (1879)
Died 20 April 1964(1964-04-20) (aged 84–85)
Political party Unionist Party

Helen Brown Shaw, MBE (circa 1879 20 April 1964) was a Unionist Party politician in Scotland.

Career

In the Conservative landslide of 1931, Shaw was elected Member of Parliament for the normally Labour seat of Bothwell. She held the seat until 1935, when it was regained by Labour.

Personal life

Family: Mother of Anne Gillespie Shaw CBE (1902-1982), time and motion expert, production engineer.[1]

References

  1. "Newsfeed". The Production Engineer. Institution of Production Engineers. November 1976.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Joseph Sullivan
Member of Parliament for Bothwell
19311935
Succeeded by
James C. Welsh
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