A. S. J. Shaw

A. S. J. Shaw
Oklahoma State Auditor
In office
January 10, 1955 – January 1959
GovernorRaymond D. Gary
Preceded byGladys Warren
Succeeded byAndy Elmer Anderson
In office
January 13, 1947 – January 8, 1951
GovernorRoy J. Turner
Preceded byC. C. Childers
Succeeded byWilburn Cartwright
In office
January 10, 1927 – January 1931
GovernorHenry S. Johnston
William J. Holloway
Preceded byC. C. Childers
Succeeded byFrank Carter
Oklahoma State Treasurer
In office
January 8, 1951 – January 10, 1955
GovernorJohnston Murray
Preceded byJohn D. Conner
Succeeded byJohn D. Conner
In office
January 11, 1943 – January 13, 1947
GovernorRobert S. Kerr
Preceded byCarl B. Sebring
Succeeded byJohn D. Conner
In office
January 13, 1923 – January 10, 1927
GovernorJack C. Walton
Martin E. Trapp
Preceded byA. N. Leecraft
Succeeded byRichard A. Sneed
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner
In office
January 1935 – January 1941
Preceded byE. R. Hughes
Succeeded byWilliam J. Armstrong
Personal details
BornAlbert Sidney Johnson Shaw
(1880-02-21)February 21, 1880
DiedFebruary 8, 1969(1969-02-08) (aged 88)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
PartyDemocratic Party
EducationSouthwestern University

Albert Sidney Johnson Shaw was an American politician who served in several statewide offices between 1923 and 1959 in Oklahoma.

Biography

Albert Sidney Johnson Shaw was born on February 21, 1880, in Liberty, Mississippi, to Richard James Shaw and Laura Dunn. He graduated from Southwestern University in 1900. He worked as a teacher from 1900 to 1904. On March 31, 1904, he married Daisy V. Aycock, and the couple had four children. He ran an abstract and loan business from 1904 to 1919. From 1919 to 1923, he was secretary to the Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office.[1]

A. S. J. Shaw was a member of the Democratic Party in Oklahoma sworn in for a four-year term as the Oklahoma State Treasurer in 1923, 1943, and 1951. He was elected to a six-year term on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission in 1934. He was sworn in for a four-year term as Oklahoma State Auditor in 1927, 1947, and 1955.[2] He died on February 7, 1969, in Oklahoma City.[3]

References

  1. ^ Litton, Gaston (1957). History of Oklahoma at the Golden Anniversary of Statehood, Vol. III. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 89–190.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma History" (PDF). pp. 712, 755. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2006. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Political Veteran, A.S.J. Shaw, Dies". The Daily Oklahoman. February 8, 1969. p. 19. Retrieved February 18, 2026.