Richard Shaw | |
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Member of Parliament for Burnley | |
In office 1868–1876 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | Peter Rylands |
Personal details | |
Born | Burnley, Lancashire | 6 August 1825
Died | 19 January 1876 | (aged 50)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Richard Shaw (6 August 1825 – 19 January 1876) [1] was a British Liberal Party politician.
Shaw was born in Burnley, Lancashire and educated at Burnley Grammar School and St Peter's School, York [2]
At the 1868 general election, Shaw was elected as the first Member of Parliament (MP) for the newly enfranchised parliamentary borough of Burnley [3] in Lancashire. He was re-elected in 1874, and held the seat until his death in 1876, aged 50.
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