Background
SHAWKEY, Morris Purdy was born on February 17, 1868 in Sigel, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George and Anne Elizabeth (Witherspoon) Shawkey.
SHAWKEY, Morris Purdy was born on February 17, 1868 in Sigel, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George and Anne Elizabeth (Witherspoon) Shawkey.
Bellevue Academy; Oberlin College. O. Wesleyan University. West Virginia University.
Virginia. Assistant State Superintendent of Schools, West Virginia, 1897. Elected member, State Legislature, 1902. State Superintendent of Schools, 1908-1921.
President Department Superintendence, National Education Association, 1915-1916. Elected President, Marshall College, since 1923.
Spouse Elizabeth L. Carver, January 22, 1902, Charleston, W.