Sir John Shaw, 2nd Baronet
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There has been six baronetcies created for persons with the surname Shaw, one in the
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, one in the
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and four in the
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. Two of the creations extant as of 2010. The Shaw, later Best-Shaw Baronetcy, of Eltham in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of England on 15 April 1665. For more information on this creation, see Best-Shaw baronets. The Shaw or Schaw Baronetcy, of Greenock in the County of Renfrew, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 28 June 1687 for John Shaw. The third Baronet sat as
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for Renfrewshire and Clackmannanshire. The title became extinct on his death in 1752, when his estates went to his relative Sir John Stewart, who adopted the additional surname Shaw. His succession continued as the Shaw Stewart baronets of Greenock and Blackhall. The Shaw Baronetcy, of Kilmarnock in the County of Ayr, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 21 September 1809 for James Shaw,
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in 1805 and Member of Parliament for the
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, with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body. He obtained a new patent on 14 January 1813 with remainder to his nephew, John Shaw. On Shaw's death in 1843 the 1809 creation became extinct while he was succeeded in the 1813 creation according to the special remainder by his nephew, the second Baronet. However, on the latter's death in 1868 this creation became extinct as well. The Shaw Baronetcy, of Bushy Park in the County of Dublin, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 17 August 1821 for the Tory politician Robert Shaw. The third Baronet was also a politician. George Shaw, second son of the third Baronet, was a Major-General in the
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. The celebrated playwright
George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from ...
belonged to this family. The Shaw Baronetcy, of Wolverhampton in the County of Stafford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 November 1908 for Charles Shaw, Member of Parliament for
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. The title became extinct on his death in 1942.


Shaw, later Best-Shaw baronets, of Eltham (1665)

*see Best-Shaw baronets


Shaw baronets, of Greenock (1687)

*Sir John Shaw, 1st Baronet (died 1693) *Sir John Shaw, 2nd Baronet (died 1702) *
Sir John Shaw, 3rd Baronet Sir John Shaw, 3rd Baronet (c. 1679–1752) of Greenock was a Scottish Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1708 and 1734. He was instrumental in the construction of Greenock Harbour, and took part in actions against the Jacobi ...
(–1752)


Shaw baronets, of Kilmarnock (1809)

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Sir James Shaw, 1st Baronet Sir James Shaw, 1st Baronet (26 August 1764 – 22 October 1843), became Lord Mayor of London in 1805. (Requires login or UK library card for access) From humble beginnings in a farming family in Ayrshire, he became a successful merchant and ...
(1764–1843)


Shaw baronets, of Kilmarnock (1813)

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Sir James Shaw, 1st Baronet Sir James Shaw, 1st Baronet (26 August 1764 – 22 October 1843), became Lord Mayor of London in 1805. (Requires login or UK library card for access) From humble beginnings in a farming family in Ayrshire, he became a successful merchant and ...
(1764–1843) *Sir John Shaw, 2nd Baronet (–1868)


Shaw baronets, of Bushy Park (1821)

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Sir Robert Shaw, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Shaw, 1st Baronet (29 January 1774 – 10 March 1849) of Bushy Park, Dublin was a Tory UK Member of Parliament who represented Dublin City from 1804 to 1826. Sir Robert's great-great-grandfather, William Shaw, had gone to Ireland an ...
(1774–1849) *Sir Robert Shaw, 2nd Baronet (1796–1869) *
Sir Frederick Shaw, 3rd Baronet Sir Frederick Shaw, 3rd Baronet (11 December 1799 – 30 June 1876) was an Irish Conservative MP in the United Kingdom Parliament, and a judge. He was the second son of Colonel Sir Robert Shaw, Bt of Bushy Park, Dublin and his first wife Mar ...
(1799–1876) *Sir Robert Shaw, 4th Baronet (1821–1895) *Sir Frederick William Shaw, DSO, 5th Baronet (1858–1927) *Sir Robert de Vere Shaw, MC and Bar, 6th Baronet (1890–1969) *Sir Robert Shaw, 7th Baronet (1925–2002) *Sir Charles de Vere Shaw, 8th Baronet (born 1957) The
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to the baronetcy is Robert Jonathan De Vere Shaw (born 1988), only son of the 8th Baronet.


Shaw baronets, of Wolverhampton (1908)

* Sir (Theodore Frederick) Charles Edward Shaw, 1st Baronet (1859–1942)


See also

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Shaw-Stewart baronets The Stewart, later Shaw-Stewart Baronetcy, of Greenock and Blackhall in the County of Renfrew, is a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 27 March 1667 for Archibald Stewart. In Scotland, the name is styled Shaw Stewart. Thi ...
* Best-Shaw baronets


Notes


References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw Baronetcies in the Baronetage of England Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronetcies created with special remainders