Henry Shaw | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Hulbert |
| Succeeded by | Henry W. Dwight |
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| Born | 1788 (1788) |
| Died | October 17, 1857(1857-10-17) (aged 68–69) Peekskill, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Henry Shaw (1788 – October 17, 1857) was aU.S. representative fromMassachusetts, son ofSamuel Shaw.
Born nearPutney, Vermont, Shaw completed preparatory studies. He studied law, wasadmitted to the bar and commenced practice inAlbany, New York, in 1810. He moved toLanesboro, Massachusetts, in 1813.
Shaw was elected as aDemocratic-Republican to the15th and16th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1821. He served as member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives from 1824 to 1830 and 1833, and served in theMassachusetts State Senate in 1835.
He was an unsuccessful candidate forGovernor of Massachusetts in 1845[1] and moved toNew York City in 1848. He was a member of that city's Board of Education, and was a member of theCommon Council. He was a member of theNew York State Assembly (New York Co., 10th D.) in1853. Shaw moved toNewburgh, New York in 1854, and died inPeekskill, 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 nameJosh Billings.[3]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 7th congressional district 1817 – 1821 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | New York State Assembly New York County, 10th District 1853 | Succeeded by |
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