Richard Shaw (MP for Burnley)

For other people named Richard Shaw, see Richard Shaw (disambiguation).
Richard Shaw
Member of the United Kingdom Parliament
for Burnley
In office
1868–1876
Preceded by New constituency
Succeeded by Peter Rylands
Personal details
Born (1825-08-06)6 August 1825
Burnley, Lancashire
Died 19 January 1876(1876-01-19) (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

  1. "Historical list of MPs: House of Commons constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  2. Appleton's Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events, Vol. 16, for 1876, published 1886, p. 642-43
  3. 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.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency Member of Parliament for Burnley
18681876
Succeeded by
Peter Rylands


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