SENATOR D. A. SHAW

On January 2, 1927, there passed one of our best citizens from the pages of Oklahoma’s history, State Senator, D. A. Shaw. Born in Waldron, Arkansas, December 31, 1875, he emigrated to Texas in 1895, where he took special training along educational lines. He first read law as a student under the direction of Col. K. K. Leggett, in Abilene, Texas. He returned to Oklahoma the year of statehood, where he resided until the time of his death. From the year 1917 to 1920 Mr. Shaw served as county judge of LeFlore County. In April 1925 he was elected mayor of Poteau; in 1926, at the state election, he was elected state senator. From 1914 to 1919 he was editor of the LeFlore County Sun, and was a writer of marked ability. Mr. Shaw was a worthy citizen of this state and will be missed in public, as well as in private life.

SOURCE: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 5, No. 1, March 1927, p 97.