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Frank Lawrence Shaw (February 1, 1877 – January 24, 1958) was the first mayor of a major American city to be recalled from office, in 1938. He was also a member of the Los Angeles City Council and then the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. His administration was seen as one of the most corrupt in Los Angeles history ...
Frank L. Shaw (* 1. Februar 1877 in Warwick, Ontario, Kanada; † 24. Januar 1958 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1933 und 1938 war er Bürgermeister der Stadt Los Angeles. Werdegang. Frank Shaw kam schon früh mit seinen Eltern in die Vereinigten Staaten.
In 1933, after serving on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Frank L. Shaw was elected to be Mayor of Los Angeles. Unfortunately, he would eventually go into the history books as having led the most corrupt city administration in Los Angeles history.
25. Mai 2022 · Mayor Frank Shaw, a gregarious, popular Republican who embraced the ideals of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, was recalled from office, accused of running the most corrupt...
Frank Lawrence Shaw (February 1, 1877 – January 24, 1958) was an American politician. In 1933, he successfully ran for mayor of Los Angeles. He was re-elected in 1937 but was recalled from office on September 16, 1938. Dwight Long sailed a 32-foot sailboat around the world from 1934-1938.
Meanwhile, the corruption in City Hall led to a recall movement against Mayor Frank L. Shaw and his close associates. Police misconduct and the mayor’s mishandling of public funds forced Shaw from office and led to the election of reform mayor Fletcher Bowron in 1938.
The 1937 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 6, 1937, with a runoff election on May 4, 1937. Incumbent Frank L. Shaw was reelected over Supervisor John Anson Ford in the runoff election.
