Joseph E. Shaw (California)
Joseph Edward Shaw (February 25, 1889 – July 28, 1965) was an American political figure and U.S. Navy officer.[1] He served during the World War I era and rose to the rank of lieutenant.[2] His brother, Frank L. Shaw, was mayor of Los Angeles from 1933 to 1938. Joe Shaw worked as his brother's secretary and chief of staff during this period and "acted as the liaison with less savory elements of the alliance" that had elected his brother.[3] In 1939, following the 1938 Los Angeles mayoral recall election that removed Frank Shaw from office, Joseph E. Shaw was "indicted and later convicted on 63 counts of selling civil service appointments and promotions. Joe Shaw served no time".[4]
Shaw was himself a candidate in the 1949 Los Angeles mayoral election; the Los Angeles Evening Citizen News reported that he sought to "revive the administration of the late Mayor Shaw in which he played a vital part".[5] Shaw placed sixth in the primary and failed to advance to the general election. Shaw died in 1965 and was buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Military Rites to Be Held for Joseph E. Shaw". The Los Angeles Times. July 31, 1965. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ Administration, National Cemetery. "Grave Locator and Urn or Plaque - Search". gravelocator.cem.va.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ Sitton, Tom (2005). Los Angeles transformed: Fletcher Bowron's urban reform revival, 1938–1953. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-8263-3527-2.
- ^ Starr, Kevin (1997). The Dream Endures: California Enters the 1940s. Oxford University Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-19-510079-2.
- ^ "Mayor Bowron Strongest". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. March 31, 1949. p. 30. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
External links[edit]
- "Finding Aid for the Joseph Edward Shaw Papers, ca. 1887-1963, bulk 1933-1941". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
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