E. Clay Shaw

Eugene Clay Shaw (born April 19, 1939 in Miami , Florida , † September 10, 2013 in Fort Lauderdale , Florida) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Florida in the US House of Representatives .

Clay Shaw first attended Edison Senior High School in his hometown of Miami; he then studied at Stetson University in DeLand and the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa . He then went back to Stetson University, where he received his Juris Doctor from the College of Law in 1966 and worked as a lawyer. In 1968 he was first assistant litigator for the city of Fort Lauderdale; thereafter he was the city's chief prosecutor until 1969 and an associate judge in the city court until 1971. After serving as vice mayor of Fort Lauderdale from 1973 to 1975, he succeeded Virginia S. Young as mayor of the city from 1975 to 1980 out.

Shaw was elected as a Republican to Congress in 1980 and represented there in the House of Representatives from January 3, 1981 to January 3, 2007, first the 12th, then the 15th and finally the 22nd constituency of Florida. In the 2006 elections he was defeated by his Democratic challenger Ron Klein .

Web links

Commons : E. Clay Shaw - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

E. Clay Shaw in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

Individual evidence

^ Former Congressman E. Clay Shaw, Jr. dies after battle with cancer

personal data
SURNAME	Shaw, E. Clay
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Shaw, Eugene Clay (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	April 19, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH	Miami , Florida
DATE OF DEATH	September 10, 2013
Place of death	Fort Lauderdale , Florida

[1] Former Congressman E. Clay Shaw, Jr. dies after battle with cancer