Arizona republican., 1915-04-12
CALM SUMMERS
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Judge C. A. Tweed as clerk of the district court and at special cleo tion in May of the same year he was reelected member of the board of supervisors to hold the short term, holding the two offices concurrentIy In 1872 his term as supervisor hay ing expired. he resigned the office of clerk and went to Fort Mcdowell where for five years he was employed by John Y. T. Smith. quartermaster of the California volunteers, as clerk in the regimental store
 In 1877 occurred the death of Coun- ty Treasurer John w. Owens and the board of supervisors appointed Mir. Shaw to fill the unexpired term so , he gave up his position at Fort Me Dowell and removed back to Phoe- nix. The next year he was elected to the office of county treasurer. During his term the district clerk died and Judge Deforest Porter ap- pointed Mir. Shaw clerk of the court again. So for the second time he was holding two offices until the ex- piration of his term as treasurer He retained the office of clerk until 1884 when he resigned and was succeeded l by C. H. Knapp. From then to the time of his death he held no county | office, devoting his time to mining and ranching. though in the later years the larger part of his time was taken up in performing the duties of secretary of the Masonic fraternities | in the city
 MT. Shaw was the second mayor of the city of Phoenix having been elected on May s, 1882. for term of one year. The records of the city show that B votes were cast for
 mayor that Year. of which he Ire | ceived majority At one time he owned 160 acres, upon q portion of
 which the state capitol building now
 stands and which also forms part
 of the Capitol Addition to the city.
 Nearly forty years ago he married
 a daughter of William Isaacs. who
 bore him two sons and one daughter
 One son died some years ago and
 Mrs. Shaw passed away about ten
 years ago. Miss Ethel Shaw. the
 daughter, has kept the home of her
 father intact. even since the death of i her mother and one of her brothers
 The other son. Francis A. Jr, is in
 the ostrich business in California, not
 far from Fl Centro and efforts were
 made to reach him yesterday by wire
 to inform him of the passing of his l father. Until his arrival here the funeral arrangements will not be per l fected.
 MT. Shaw was made master
 Mason on July 24, 1856, when he joined Forrest Lodge. No 66, Cali
 fornia Jurisdiction. He was demitted l to Aztlan Lodge, No. IT, Prescott,
 Arizona, some years later and affili-
 ated as charter member of Arizona
 Lodge, No. ?, F. & A. M.. of Phoenix on April 15, 1879 He was made a Royal Arch Mason, May P. 1880, in Arizona Chapter, No R. A. NJ, /, Phoenix, and became Knight Tenn
 plar, April 19, 1895, in Phoenix Com
 mandery. No. 3.
 f Of the offices he held in Masonry
 these are the principal: Past master
 Arizona Lodge, No. ?. F. & A. M.;
 Past High Priest. Arizona Chapter
 No. 1, R. A. M., Past Grand Master
 r. & A. M. of Arizona: Past Grand
 High Priest. Royal Arch Masons of
 Arizona, and Past Illustrious Poten-
 tate of Fl Zaribah Temple, Ancient
 Arabic Order. NObles of the Mystic l Shrine of Arizona
 | For more than q quarter of a cen