Eugene W. Shellworth

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,^[2] and then worked in banking; he had previous business experience in lumber and heavy equipment sales.^[3]

Eugene W. Shellworth
Mayor of Boise, Idaho
In office May 1961 – January 1966
Preceded by	Robert L. Day
Succeeded by	Jay S. Amyx
Personal details
Born	(1912-04-02)April 2, 1912 Idaho, US
Died	July 2, 1997(1997-07-02) (aged 85) Boise, Idaho, US
Alma mater	U.S. Naval Academy, 1935[1]

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.^[1] 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.^{[citation needed]} 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]