About Richard Shaw
Lived 1825 – 1876 (aged 50). Richard Shaw was a British politician.
Richard Shaw (6 August 1825 – 19 January 1876) was a British Liberal Party politician.
Early life Shaw was born in Burnley, Lancashire and educated at Burnley Grammar School and St Peter's School, York
Career At the 1868 general election, Shaw was elected as the first Member of Parliament (MP) for the newly enfranchised parliamentary borough of Burnley in Lancashire. He was re-elected in 1874, and held the seat until his death in 1876, aged 50.
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Who was Richard Shaw?
British politician (1825-1876)
When was Richard Shaw born?
Richard Shaw was born on 6 August 1825 in Burnley.
When did Richard Shaw die?
Richard Shaw died on 19 January 1876.
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Richard Shaw was a politician.
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Richard Shaw was British.
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