Samuel Shaw | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromVermont's1st district | |
| In office September 6, 1808 – March 3, 1813 | |
| Preceded by | James Witherell |
| Succeeded by | William Czar Bradley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1768 (1768-12) |
| Died | October 23, 1827(1827-10-23) (aged 58) Clarendon, Vermont, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse | Sally Campbell Shaw |
| Children | Henry Shaw |
| Profession | Politician,Physician |
Samuel Shaw (December 1768 – October 23, 1827) was an American politician. He served as aUnited States representative fromVermont.
Shaw was born inDighton in theProvince of Massachusetts Bay to John Shaw and Molly Hudson.[1] He moved toPutney, Vermont, at the age of ten, and received limited schooling as a youth. He moved toCastleton in theVermont Republic in 1789 and studied medicine for two years, and then commenced thepractice of medicine in Castleton.[2]
Shaw was elected to both theVermont House of Representatives in 1800.[3] He served from 1800 until 1807,[4] and wasPresidential Elector from Vermont in 1804.[5] He was elected as aDemocratic-Republican candidate to the Tenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofJames Witherell. He was reelected to the Eleventh and Twelfth Congresses and served from September 6, 1808, to March 3, 1813.[6]
He served in theUnited States Army during theWar of 1812 as a hospital surgeon from April 6, 1813, to June 15, 1815,[7] when he was honorably discharged. He was reinstated on September 13, 1815; appointed post surgeon April 18, 1818, and resigned on December 31, 1818.[8]
Shaw married Sally Campbell in 1788.[9] Shaw's sonHenry Shaw also served in theUnited States Congress as United States Representative from Massachusetts, serving from 1817 until 1821.[10]
Shaw died on October 23, 1827, inClarendon Springs. He is interred at Castleton Congregational Cemetery in Castleton, Vermont.
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