George C. Shaw, a prominent veterinary surgeon of the city of Washington, Kan., was born in Fredonia, Wilson county, that State, August 9, 1885, the son of Robert and Jennie (Jarvis) Shaw. His parents are natives of the State of Illinois and came to Kansas in the early '80s, locating first in Wilson county, where his father engaged in farming and stock raising. He later became a resident of Washington county, where he is one of the leading stock men and an extensive farmer. The family is of English ancestry and descended from the Balfour family, our subject having two cousins who are members of parliament. His grandparents were natives of the Isle of Man.

George C. Shaw was reared in Washington county and acquired his early education in the schools of Haddam and Washington, and was subsequently a student in the Kansas State Agricultural College. Following his attendance at Manhattan he secured a position with the Percheron Horse Company, of Omaha, Neb., and while serving with this corporation began his studies of the horse. He next entered the Kansas City Veterinary College, followed the profession of a veterinary surgeon during the period between sessions, and on completion of his course was appointed live stock inspector, under quarantine, in New Mexico, Ariz., on the border of Old Mexico, remaining in this official position for one year. He located for practice at Montrose, Col., and established a large veterinary hospital. This venture proved successful and he disposed of it at a satisfactory figure. The following five months he spent in a study of the Aztec ruins of the southwest. He returned to Washington county in February, 1913, and purchased an established practice and veterinary hospital in the city of Washington. He is building up a profitable practice and is one of the popular young men of the county. He is a member of the Kansas State Veterinary Medical Association, the Colorado State Veterinary Medical Association, and during his residence in Colorado was deputy state veterinarian. His fraternal affiliations are with the Masonic order, Dr. Shaw is unmarried.