Eugene W. Shellworth
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Eugene Whitney Shellworth (April 2, 1912 – July 2, 1997) was the mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1961 to 1966. Elected in May 1961 and re-elected in November 1963, he lost a runoff election to Jay Amyx in late 1965,[1] and then worked in banking; he had previous business experience in lumber and heavy equipment sales.[2]
Shellworth was a 1935 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He played on the football team until a knee injury ended his playing career in his sophomore year.[3] Shellworth served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Personal
Shellworth married Martha Buckley of Tacoma, Washington in 1937, and they settled in Boise following the war.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Their daughter Sandy is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and a 1968 Olympian.
His father, Harry Shellworth, was a page during the first state legislature following statehood in 1890, and later worked in the forest products industry.[4]
References
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External links
- City of Boise – Mayors of Boise, Past and Present
- Idaho State Historical Society Reference Series Template:Webarchive – Corrected List of Mayors, 1867–1996
- Boise Arts and History – Timeline – Mayors
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