E. Clay Shaw Jr.

A Representative from Florida. Born in Miami, Dade County, Fla. , April 19, 1939. Graduated from Miami Edison Senior High School, Miami, Fla. , 1957. B. S. , Stetson University, Deland, Fla. , 1961. M. B. A. , University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala. , 1963. J. D. , Stetson University College of Law, Deland, Fla. , 1966. Lawyer, private practice. Assistant city attorney, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. , 1968. Chief city prosecutor, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. , 1968-1969. Associate municipal judge, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. , 1969-1971. City commissioner, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. , 1971-1973. Vice mayor, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. , 1973-1975. Mayor, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. , 1975-1980. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-seventh and to twelve succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1981-January 3, 2007). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Tenth Congress in 2006. Died on September 10, 2013, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Interment at Clay Memorial Cemetery, Cuba, Ala.