Mark R. Shaw
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Mark R. Shaw was a Prohibition Party
candidate for the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts
in 1946, 1952
, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1966
and 1970
. He was also the party's candidate for governor
of that state in 1948 and in 1956. In 1964, Shaw served as Prohibition Party candidate for vice-president of the United States
.
Shaw was a Methodist minister
whose father was a traveling evangelist
and whose mother was a lecturer for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
(WCTU).
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...
candidate for the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
in 1946, 1952
United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1952
The United States Senate election of 1952 in Massachusetts was held on November 4, 1952. This election marked the end of the Lodge family dynasty and the beginning of the Kennedy family dynasty.-The campaign:...
, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1966
United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1966
The United States Senate election of 1966 in Massachusetts was held on November 8, 1966 with Republican State Attorney General Edward Brooke defeating his challengers. Republican incumbent, Leverett Saltonstall, was retiring after serving for 22 years....
and 1970
United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1970
The United States Senate election of 1970 in Massachusetts was held on November 3, 1970. The incumbent Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy defeated his challengers...
. He was also the party's candidate for governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of that state in 1948 and in 1956. In 1964, Shaw served as Prohibition Party candidate for vice-president of the United States
United States presidential election, 1964
The United States presidential election of 1964 was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson had come to office less than a year earlier following the assassination of his predecessor, John F. Kennedy. Johnson, who had successfully associated himself with Kennedy's...
.
Shaw was a Methodist minister
Minister of religion
In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform functions such as teaching of beliefs; leading services such as weddings, baptisms or funerals; or otherwise providing spiritual guidance to the community...
whose father was a traveling evangelist
Evangelism
Evangelism refers to the practice of relaying information about a particular set of beliefs to others who do not hold those beliefs. The term is often used in reference to Christianity....
and whose mother was a lecturer for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union was the first mass organization among women devoted to social reform with a program that "linked the religious and the secular through concerted and far-reaching reform strategies based on applied Christianity." Originally organized on December 23, 1873, in...
(WCTU).