Charles N. Shaver

Timeline Mar. 19, 1884 Birth 1923 SHSTC Graduate 1927-31 Served in Texas Legislature 1937 HonLLD Southwestern University 1937 Becomes 12th President of SHSU 1942 Resigned as president Feb. 22, 1946 Death Links SHSU Hall of Presidents Historical Marker Database Find-a-Grave

Charles Norton Shaver was the sixth president of SHSU (1937-1942).

Shaver received a bachelor's degree from Sam Houston State Teachers College in 1923; as a student he roomed in the old home of General Sam Houston located in Smedes Valley.

His time in the Texas Legislature (1927-31) including him chairing the Texas State Teachers Association legislative committee. He was also instrumental in establishing the Texas Teacher Retirement System.

He resigned the presidency in 1942 and died four years later. The 1945 addition to Jackson Hall bears Shaver's name as did the Shaver Window in Old Main. A residence is also named for his wife, Annie Shaver.

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