Background
Mashaw, William Gordon was born on September 1, 1921 in Lewisville, Arkansas, United States. Son of Andrew Louis and Martha Aurelia (Thatcher) Mashaw.
Mashaw, William Gordon was born on September 1, 1921 in Lewisville, Arkansas, United States. Son of Andrew Louis and Martha Aurelia (Thatcher) Mashaw.
Student, Arkansas A. and M. College, 1942. Juris Doctor, Columbia University, 1948.
With Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1948-1954, agent supervisor Washington, 1953-1954. With National Retail Hardware Association, Indianapolis, since 1954. Executive vice president, then public National Retail Hardware Association (Hardware Retailing magazine), 1956-1967, managing director, secretary-treasurer associations, since 1967.
Board directors American Retail Federation, 1967-1973, 78-79.
President Washington Township (Indiana) School Board, 1963-1967. Board directors Public Action in Corrections Effort, 1963-1977, president, 1967-1969. National board directors Big Brothers/Big Sisters American, 1975-1981, vice president, 1978-1980, president, 1980-1981.
Board directors Baptist Homes of Indiana, 1982-1984. Served to lieutenant, aviator United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member American Society Association Executives (director 1972-1975) Clubs: Highland Golf and Country (Indianapolis).
Married Dorothy Dix Maggard, April 2, 1944. Children: Terry Lynn Mashaw Gibbons, Dorothy Catherine Mashaw Davis, Laura Beth Mashaw Shine, Mary Angela.