John Valentine Wistar Shaw

Sir John Valentine Wistar Shaw (14 February 1894 – 24 December 1982) was a British colonial administrator.
Born in Derby on 14 February 1894, Shaw was educated at Repton, and in the First World War did military service from 1914 to 1919. He then joined the Colonial Administrative Service.
Appointments.
Gold Coast
Palestine
Cyprus
Palestine
Palestine and Cyprus
Trinidad and Tobago
Death.
Shaw died on 24 December 1982 in Hastings, Sussex.
Honours and legacy.
Shaw was awarded the CMG in 1942, became Knight Bachelor in 1946, and in 1947.
His papers are held by the Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies at Rhodes House, with additional items at the Brotherton Library, University of Leeds.