Charles Shaw Lefevre (20 September 1759 – 27 April 1823), born Charles Shaw, was a British Whig politician. Shaw Lefevre was the son of Reverend George Shaw, Rector of

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, by his wife Mary, daughter of Edward Green. He was

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. He sat as

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for Newtown (Isle of Wight) from 1796 to 1802 and for

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from 1802 to 1820. He was elected a

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in November 1796. He married Helena, daughter of John Lefevre, in 1789, and in a common practice of the time, merged their surnames, becoming

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. They lived at

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Place in Hampshire and their children included

Charles Shaw Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley, GCB, PC (22 February 1794 – 28 December 1888), was a British Whig politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1839 to 1857. He is the second-longest serving Speaker of the Hous ...

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, and Sir John Shaw Lefevre. Shaw Lefevre died in April 1823, aged 63. His wife survived him by eleven years and died in August 1834.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw Lefevre, Charles 1759 births 1823 deaths Whig (British political party) MPs British MPs 1796–1800 UK MPs 1801–1802 UK MPs 1802–1806 UK MPs 1806–1807 Fellows of the Royal Society People from Hart District Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Newtown Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Newtown Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Reading People from Selby District