Elizabeth Orr Shaw
Elizabeth Orr Shaw | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 40th district | |
| In office January 8, 1973 – October 1, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | James W. Griffin |
| Succeeded by | Edgar Holden |
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 78th district | |
| In office January 11, 1971 – January 7, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis L. Freeman |
| Succeeded by | Brice Oakley |
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 43rd district | |
| In office January 9, 1967 – January 10, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Foster F. Felger |
| Succeeded by | Richard M. Radl |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 2, 1923 Monona, Iowa |
| Died | July 23, 2014 (aged 90) Columbia, Maryland |
| Political party | Republican |
Elizabeth Orr Shaw (October 2, 1923 – July 23, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician. A Republican, she served in the Iowa House of Representatives for the 43rd district from 1967 to 1971 and for the 78th district from 1971 to 1973. She was a member of the Iowa Senate for the 40th district from 1973 to 1977.
Early life
[edit]Shaw was born on October 2, 1923, in Monona, Iowa. Her parents were Harold T. and Hazel Kean Orr.[1][2] She received a bachelor of arts degree from Drake University in 1945, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.[1] She also earned a masters of arts degree in public administration from the University of Minnesota in 1946.[1][2] She attended the University of Iowa Law School, where she was a member of the Order of the Coif, graduating with her J.D. in 1948. She practiced law in Davenport, Iowa, and was a member of the Scott County Crime Commission. In 1946, she married Donald H. Shaw and the couple had three children: Elizabeth Ann, Andrew Hardy and Anthony Orr.[1]
Political career
[edit]Shaw was first elected to the Iowa House of Representatives for the 43rd district in 1966, serving as a representative for the Republican Party between January 9, 1967, and January 10, 1971. She was a representative for the 78th district from January 11, 1971, to January 7, 1973. Shaw was a representative for the 40th district in the Iowa Senate from January 8, 1973, to October 1, 1977.[1] She was assistant minority leader during her final term in the Senate.[1][2]
Later life
[edit]Shaw died in Columbia, Maryland, on July 23, 2014.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Iowa General Assembly-Elizabeth Orr Shaw
- ^ a b c "UI Collection Guides -Elizabeth Shaw papers, 1965-1977". collguides.lib.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ Tibbetts, Ed (June 23, 2014). "First women legislator from Scott County dies". Quad City Times. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
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