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April 19, 1939

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Clay Shaw (politician)

1939Clay Shaw, American accountant, judge, and politician (died 2013)[โ€ ]

Eugene Clay Shaw Jr. was an American jurist and Republican politician who served as mayor of Fort Lauderdale and represented South Florida in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 until 2007. He was defeated for re-election by Ron Klein in 2006.