Richard Shaw (Liberal politician)
Richard Shaw | |
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Member of Parliament for Burnley | |
In office 1868–1876 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | Peter Rylands |
Personal details | |
Born | Burnley, Lancashire | 6 August 1825
Died | 19 January 1876 | (aged 50)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Richard Shaw (6 August 1825 – 19 January 1876)[1] 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[2]
Career[]
At the 1868 general election, Shaw was elected as the first Member of Parliament (MP) for the newly enfranchised parliamentary borough of Burnley[3] in Lancashire. He was re-elected in 1874, and held the seat until his death in 1876, aged 50.
References[]
- ^ "Historical list of MPs: House of Commons constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2009.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ Appleton's Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events, Vol. 16, for 1876, published 1886, p. 642-43
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 88. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Richard Shaw
Categories:
- 1825 births
- 1876 deaths
- People educated at Burnley Grammar School
- Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1868–1874
- UK MPs 1874–1880
- Politics of Burnley
- People from Burnley
- Liberal MP for England stubs