Rev. Joseph Shaw (16 December 1784,

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– 1 June 1859,

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) was Master of Christ's College,

. He tutored

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in 1828. Shaw was the son of the Rev. Edward Shaw, headmaster of

Loughborough Grammar School , religion = Christian , head_label = Headmaster , head = Dr Daniel Koch , r_head_label = Chaplain , r_head = Revd E J York , chair_label = Chairman ...

, where he received his early education. Shaw was admitted as a

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Christ's College, Cambridge Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 170 graduate students. The college was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as ...

in 1803, gaining a BA 1807, and an MA in 1810. He was a

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of the College between 1807 and 1849, when he was elected Master in succession to John Graham. However, he resigned the office before his term of grace had expired, in the conscientious feeling that his age rendered him unsuited to responsibilities of the office. James Cartmell was elected in succession. He then became a Senior Fellow from then until his death. Shaw also served as

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and

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. He died at Christ's College in 1859 and was buried in the ante-chapel there.

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1786 births 1859 deaths Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge Masters of Christ's College, Cambridge People educated at Loughborough Grammar School {{UK-academic-bio-stub