Elizabeth Orr Shaw
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 40th district
In office
January 8, 1973 – October 1, 1977
Preceded byJames W. Griffin
Succeeded byEdgar Holden
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 78th district
In office
January 11, 1971 – January 7, 1973
Preceded byDennis L. Freeman
Succeeded byBrice Oakley
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 43rd district
In office
January 9, 1967 – January 10, 1971
Preceded byFoster F. Felger
Succeeded byRichard M. Radl
Personal details
Born(1923-10-02)October 2, 1923
Monona, Iowa
DiedJuly 23, 2014(2014-07-23) (aged 90)
Columbia, Maryland
Political partyRepublican

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

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

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

Shaw died in Columbia, Maryland, on July 23, 2014.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Iowa General Assembly-Elizabeth Orr Shaw
  2. 1 2 3 "UI Collection Guides -Elizabeth Shaw papers, 1965-1977". collguides.lib.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  3. ↑ Tibbetts, Ed (June 23, 2014). "First women legislator from Scott County dies". Quad City Times. Retrieved August 11, 2021.


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