Richard Shaw (6 August 1825 – 19 January 1876) was a British

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politician.

Early life

Shaw was born in

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and educated at

Burnley Grammar School Burnley Grammar School was latterly, a state-funded selective boys grammar School, situated in Byron Street in Burnley, England. However, during its long history, it moved between a number of sites in the town. History In 1552, on the order of ...

and St Peter's School, YorkAppleton's Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events, Vol. 16, for 1876, published 1886, p. 642-43

Career

At the 1868 general election, Shaw was elected as the first

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(MP) for the newly enfranchised parliamentary borough of

. He was re-elected in 1874, and held the seat until his death in 1876, aged 50.

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* 1825 births 1876 deaths People educated at Burnley Grammar School Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880 Politics of Burnley People from Burnley {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub