Ransford W. Shaw

Ransford W. Shaw (born June 3, 1856 in Centerville , Maine , † 1945 in Houlton , Maine) was an American lawyer and politician who was Maine Attorney General from 1921 to 1924 .

Life

Ransford Wayman Shaw was born in Centerville to James Barlow Shaw and Deborah Gallop.

As a member of the Republican Party , he was a member of the Maine Senate from 1893 to 1895 and was Maine Attorney General from 1921 to 1924. Shaw was a delegate to the Republican National Convention of Maine in 1932.

Because of his interest in local Maine history, he helped found the Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum in 1938.

Shaw was married to Elizabeth White McClintock. They had seven children. He died in Houlton in 1945. His grave is in Evergreen Cemetery in Houlton.

Web links

Ransford W. Shaw in the database of Find a Grave (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Genealogy of Ransford W. Shaw ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on March 4, 2016 @1@ 2

↑ Ransford W. Shaw, Houlton, approx. 1940. In: mainememory.net. Maine Memory Network, accessed March 4, 2016 .

↑ Lawrence Kestenbaum: The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Shaw. In: politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved March 4, 2016 .

^ Aroostook Historical and Art Museum - Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum of Houlton. In: mainememory.net. acham.mainememory.net, accessed March 4, 2016 .

personal data
SURNAME	Shaw, Ransford W.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	June 3, 1856
PLACE OF BIRTH	Centerville , Maine
DATE OF DEATH	1945
Place of death	Houlton , Maine

[max-1] Genealogy of Ransford W. Shaw ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on March 4, 2016 @1@ 2

[2] Ransford W. Shaw, Houlton, approx. 1940. In: mainememory.net. Maine Memory Network, accessed March 4, 2016 .

[3] Lawrence Kestenbaum: The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Shaw. In: politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved March 4, 2016 .

[4] Aroostook Historical and Art Museum - Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum of Houlton. In: mainememory.net. acham.mainememory.net, accessed March 4, 2016 .