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Thomas Shaw (academic)
Thomas Shaw is the name of: Politicians * Thomas Shaw, 1st Baron Craigmyle (1850–1937), Scottish politician and judge * Thomas Shaw (Halifax MP) (1823–1893), English Liberal politician, MP for Halifax * Tom Shaw (politician) (1872–1938), British trade unionist and Labour Party politician Military * Thomas Shaw (Medal of Honor) (1846–1895), American Indian Wars soldie * Thomas Shaw (World War I veteran) (1899–2002), last Irish veteran of World War Ir Music * Thomas Shaw (blues musician) (1908–1977), blues musician * Thomas Shaw (composer) (1752–1830), English composer * Thomas Shaw, Canadian music producer with Project 46 * Tommy Shaw (born 1953), American guitarist Others * Thomas Shaw, 3rd Baron Craigmyle (1923–1998), philanthropist * Thomas Shaw (divine and traveller) Thomas Shaw (1694–1751) was an English cleric and traveller. Life He was born about in Kendal, Westmorland. From the grammar school of his native town, he went to The Queen's College, O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Shaw, 1st Baron Craigmyle
Thomas Shaw, 1st Baron Craigmyle (23 May 1850 – 28 June 1937), known as The Lord Shaw from 1909 to 1929, was a Scottish radical Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician and judge. The son of Alexander Shaw of Dunfermline, Fife, Craigmyle was educated at the Dunfermline High School and at Edinburgh University. He was appointed an Faculty of Advocates, advocate in 1875 and became a Queen's Counsel in 1894. He gained an LLD from St Andrews University in October 1902 and from the University of Aberdeen in 1906 and was also Hamilton Fellow in Mental Philosophy at Edinburgh University. Craigmyle sat as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Hawick Burghs (UK Parliament constituency), Hawick Burghs from 1892 to 1909 and served as Solicitor General for Scotland from 1894 to 1895 and as Lord Advocate from December 1905 to 1909. He resigned from parliament and ministerial office and was created a life peer as Baron Shaw, of Dunfermline in the County of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |