American entrepreneur and philanthropist in the Philippines
William James Shaw
A bust of Shaw in Mandaluyong
Born
William James Bernard Shaw
September 20, 1877
Barnet, Vermont, U.S.
Died
March 1, 1939(1939-03-01) (aged 61)
Caloocan, Rizal, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Nationality
American
Other names
Bill Shaw
Occupation(s)
Entrepreneur and philanthropist
Known for
Founder of the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club
William James Bernard Shaw (September 20, 1877 – March 1, 1939), also known as Bill Shaw,[1] was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist based in the Philippines.
Shaw worked as a busboy on a US Army transport ship to pay his passage to Manila, arriving in 1901 and never leaving hence. He eventually became part owner of Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific. He also served as President of the Rotary Club of Manila from 1925 to 1926.
Shaw is known for being the founder, organizer and president of Wack Wack Golf and Country Club. Shaw started Wack Wack in 1930 – because he was disgusted that Larry Montes, a caddie who had won the 1929 Philippine Open tournament and later many subsequent tournaments at the Manila Golf Club, of which Shaw was a member, had been asked to leave the tournament celebration, by virtue of a rule against the presence of caddies inside the Manila Golf Club. He was also married to a Filipina, which was a controversial issue to the members of exclusive clubs like Manila Golf Club.
Shaw was a member of the board of the Boy Scouts of America Philippine Islands Council No. 545.
A small monument of Shaw stands along the namesake Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong, the Shaw Boulevard MRT station, the now-defunct William J. Shaw Theater at Shangri-La Plaza,[2] and the William Shaw Little Theater at De La Salle University–Manila were named after him.[3]
^Limos, Mario Alvaro (October 12, 2020). "Who Is Bill Shaw, Namesake of Shaw Boulevard?". Esquire Magazine. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
^Virata, Joy (November 25, 2002). "Goodbye to Shangri-La". The Philippine Star. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
^"Wack Wack Golf & Country Club". Lougopal. May 28, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
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