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American politician (1788?1857)
Henry Shaw
(1788 ? October 17, 1857) was a
U.S. Representative
from
Massachusetts
, son of
Samuel Shaw
.
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Born near
Putney, Vermont
, Shaw completed preparatory studies. He studied law, was
admitted to the bar
and commenced practice in
Albany, New York
, in 1810. He moved to
Lanesboro, Massachusetts
, in 1813.
Shaw was elected as a
Democratic-Republican
to the
15th
and
16th United States Congresses
, holding office from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1821. He served as member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
from 1824 to 1830 and 1833, and served in the
Massachusetts State Senate
in 1835.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for
Governor of Massachusetts
in 1845
[1]
and moved to
New York City
in 1848. He was a member of that city's Board of Education, and was a member of the
Common Council
. He was a member of the
New York State Assembly
(New York Co., 10th D.) in
1853
. Shaw moved to
Newburgh, New York
in 1854, and died in
Peekskill, New York
on October 17, 1857.
[2]
He was interred in the Lower Cemetery,
Lanesboro, Massachusetts
.
His son Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818?1885) became a well-known humorist under the pen name
Josh Billings
.
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