Tom Shaw (politician)

For the Liberal politician, see Thomas Shaw (MP).

The Right Honourable Tom Shaw CBE PC
Secretary of State for War
In office 7 June 1929 – 24 August 1931
Monarch	George V
Prime Minister	Ramsay Macdonald
Preceded by	Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Bt
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Crewe
Personal details
Born	9 April 1872 (1872-04-09) Colne, Lancashire
Died	26 September 1938 (1938-09-27)
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	None

Thomas "Tom" Shaw CBE PC (9 April 1872 – 26 September 1938) was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician.

Background and education

Born in Colne, Lancashire, he received elementary school education.

Trade union career

He was Secretary of the International Federation of Textile Workers from 1911–1929, and again from 1931. He was Joint Secretary of Labour and Socialist International from 1923-1925.

Political career

He sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Preston from December 1918 until he was unseated at the 1931 general election. He served as a Junior Whip, 1919; as Minister of Labour in the Labour Government 1924 and as Secretary of State for War from 1929-1931. Shaw was awarded the CBE in 1919 and appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1924.

Personal life

Shaw died in September 1938, aged 66.

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Tom Shaw

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Hon. George Frederick Stanley Urban H. Broughton	Member of Parliament for Preston 1918–1931 With: Hon. George Frederick Stanley1918–1922 James Philp Hodge 1922–1924; Alfred Ravenscroft Kennedy 1924–1929 Sir William Jowitt 1929–1931	Succeeded by Adrian Moreing William Kirkpatrick
Political offices
Preceded by Anderson Montague-Barlow	Minister of Labour 1924	Succeeded by Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Bt
Preceded by Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Bt	Secretary of State for War 1929–1931	Succeeded by The Marquess of Crewe