Alexander Shaw (January 13, 1833 – April 21, 1911) was a

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lawyer and political figure. He represented

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in the

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as a

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member from 1878 to 1882. He was born in Ramsay Township,

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in 1833, the son of John Shaw. He was educated in

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and studied law there. In 1853, he moved to Bruce County and settled at

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. Shaw married Anna Robertson. He later moved to Walkerton and became solicitor for the county in 1867. He also served as mayor of Walkerton. Shaw defeated

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in Bruce South in the general election of 1878; he ran unsuccessfully against

Rupert Mearse Wells Rupert Mearse Wells (November 28, 1835 – May 11, 1902) was speaker of the Legislature of Ontario in 1874 to 1879 and served as Liberal MLA for Bruce South from 1872 to 1882. He represented Bruce East in the House of Commons of Canada fr ...

in the riding of Bruce East in 1882. His brother William McNairn Shaw was also a lawyer and served in the Ontario legislative assembly.

External links

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1880''
CH Mackintosh
''The History of the County of Bruce : and of the minor municipalities therein, province of Ontario, Canada'', N Robertson
1833 births 1911 deaths Province of Canada people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Mayors of Walkerton, Ontario {{Ontario-mayor-stub