Background
SHAW, Robert James was born on May 13, 1891 in Chicago, 111. Son of Andrew and Hannah J. (Patterson) Shaw.
Lieutenant Colonel United States Army Reserve
SHAW, Robert James was born on May 13, 1891 in Chicago, 111. Son of Andrew and Hannah J. (Patterson) Shaw.
Sigourney High School, 1909. University of Iowa, Bachelor of Arts, 1916. N.W. University, Bachelor of Laws, 1921.
English, Iowa First Lieutenant, 1917. Captain, 1918; Major, 1919, 40 Infantry. Professor Military Science and Tactics, Coe College, Iowa., January-October 1919.
Member State Executive Committee, American Legion, 1919. Lieutenant Colonel 349 Infantry., since 1923. Company Attorney, Keokuk Company, 27.
Delegate. Republican National. Convention, 1928; Lieutenant Colonel Governor.’s Staff, 1929. 6 District Commander, American Legion, 1928-1929.
State President, Reserve Officers Association, 29.
Member: Delta Sigma Rho. Delta Theta Phi; Acacia. Scabbard and Blade; Keokuk Company, Iowa.
State, American Bar Association. 32° Masons; Shriners. American Legion; Reserve Officers Association.
United States Infantry. Association Clubs: Des Moines, Lions.
Spouse Ava Blanche Chapman, July 3, 1917, N.