James Truman Shaw was born in Almont Michigan to David Ripley Shaw son of Truman and Nancy (Fay) Shaw and Harriet (Dewey) Shaw. His pioneer family moved from Vermont to New York and finally to the Michigan territory and bought land near the Belle River. The Shaw family, along with others, started Belle Arbor, Michigan, a little community that died away but was near Almont, Michigan. James Truman Shaw's grandmother and grandfather are buried in the Webster Cemetery in Michigan as well as his great grandparents John and Tryphena (Bingham)Shaw.
Shaw, James Truman, Treasurer General Motors Co; born Almont Michigan October 14, 1856; son of David Ripley and Harriet (Dewey) Shaw; educated private school Almont, Michigan; grammar and high schools, Pontiac graduating in 1874; BA University of Michigan 1878, Married May 14, 1889 Virginia Woodson Venable, of Owensburg, Kentucky. Managing partner of the grain commission firm of J.S. Lapham and Co., Detroit 1880-1911; treasurer of General Motors Co. since Feb 1, 1911. Member Detroit Board of Commerce. Member Detroit Naval Reserves at its organization (resigned). Republican, Presbyterian, Member Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: Detroit Athletic, Detroit Boat, Country, Detroit Automobile. Recreation: golf, motoring. Office: 88 Congress St E.,residence; 1000 the Pasadena. Copied from The Book of Detroiters : a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Detroit
The Michigan Alumnus, Volume 45 College of Literatue, Science and the Arts 1878 James Truman Shaw AB d. at Detroit Michigan July 29, 1939, aged 82
Shaw, James Truman, Treasurer General Motors Co; born Almont Michigan October 14, 1856; son of David Ripley and Harriet (Dewey) Shaw; educated private school Almont, Michigan; grammar and high schools, Pontiac graduating in 1874; BA University of Michigan 1878, Married May 14, 1889 Virginia Woodson Venable, of Owensburg, Kentucky. Managing partner of the grain commission firm of J.S. Lapham and Co., Detroit 1880-1911; treasurer of General Motors Co. since Feb 1, 1911. Member Detroit Board of Commerce. Member Detroit Naval Reserves at its organization (resigned). Republican, Presbyterian, Member Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: Detroit Athletic, Detroit Boat, Country, Detroit Automobile. Recreation: golf, motoring. Office: 88 Congress St E.,residence; 1000 the Pasadena. Copied from The Book of Detroiters : a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Detroit
The Michigan Alumnus, Volume 45 College of Literatue, Science and the Arts 1878 James Truman Shaw AB d. at Detroit Michigan July 29, 1939, aged 82
James Truman Shaw was born in Almont Michigan to David Ripley Shaw son of Truman and Nancy (Fay) Shaw and Harriet (Dewey) Shaw. His pioneer family moved from Vermont to New York and finally to the Michigan territory and bought land near the Belle River. The Shaw family, along with others, started Belle Arbor, Michigan, a little community that died away but was near Almont, Michigan. James Truman Shaw's grandmother and grandfather are buried in the Webster Cemetery in Michigan as well as his great grandparents John and Tryphena (Bingham)Shaw.
Shaw, James Truman, Treasurer General Motors Co; born Almont Michigan October 14, 1856; son of David Ripley and Harriet (Dewey) Shaw; educated private school Almont, Michigan; grammar and high schools, Pontiac graduating in 1874; BA University of Michigan 1878, Married May 14, 1889 Virginia Woodson Venable, of Owensburg, Kentucky. Managing partner of the grain commission firm of J.S. Lapham and Co., Detroit 1880-1911; treasurer of General Motors Co. since Feb 1, 1911. Member Detroit Board of Commerce. Member Detroit Naval Reserves at its organization (resigned). Republican, Presbyterian, Member Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: Detroit Athletic, Detroit Boat, Country, Detroit Automobile. Recreation: golf, motoring. Office: 88 Congress St E.,residence; 1000 the Pasadena. Copied from The Book of Detroiters : a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Detroit
The Michigan Alumnus, Volume 45 College of Literatue, Science and the Arts 1878 James Truman Shaw AB d. at Detroit Michigan July 29, 1939, aged 82
Shaw, James Truman, Treasurer General Motors Co; born Almont Michigan October 14, 1856; son of David Ripley and Harriet (Dewey) Shaw; educated private school Almont, Michigan; grammar and high schools, Pontiac graduating in 1874; BA University of Michigan 1878, Married May 14, 1889 Virginia Woodson Venable, of Owensburg, Kentucky. Managing partner of the grain commission firm of J.S. Lapham and Co., Detroit 1880-1911; treasurer of General Motors Co. since Feb 1, 1911. Member Detroit Board of Commerce. Member Detroit Naval Reserves at its organization (resigned). Republican, Presbyterian, Member Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: Detroit Athletic, Detroit Boat, Country, Detroit Automobile. Recreation: golf, motoring. Office: 88 Congress St E.,residence; 1000 the Pasadena. Copied from The Book of Detroiters : a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Detroit
The Michigan Alumnus, Volume 45 College of Literatue, Science and the Arts 1878 James Truman Shaw AB d. at Detroit Michigan July 29, 1939, aged 82
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