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Lemuel Shaw
American judge
Lemuel Shaw | |
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Chief Justice Shaw in 1856 | |
| In office August 30, 1830 – August 21, 1860 | |
| Appointed by | Levi Lincoln Jr. |
| Preceded by | Isaac Parker |
| Succeeded by | George Tyler Bigelow |
| Born | January 9, 1781 West Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay |
| Died | March 30, 1861(1861-03-30) (aged 80) Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America |
| Political party | Federalist Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Knapp (m. 1818–22, her death) Hope Savage (m. 1827–61, his death) |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
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Lemuel Shaw (January 9, 1781 – March 30, 1861) was an American jurist who served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1830–1860). Prior to his appointment he also served for several years in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as a state senator. In 1847, Shaw became the father-in-law of author Herman Melville. He ruled on prominent cases involving slavery, segregation, and religion.
Early life and education
[edit]Shaw was born in West Barnstable, Massachusetts, the second son of the Rev. Oakes Shaw and his second wife Susanna, who was a daughter of John H. Hayward of Braintree. The Shaws were descendants of Abraham Shaw (January 2, 1590 – November 2, 16
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B. Volumes, 1787-1867
This subseries contains account books, diaries, and notebooks of the Shaw and Savage families. Included is an account book of Oakes Shaw, 1787-1807; accounts and diary notes of Susanna Hayward Shaw; Lemuel Shaw's translation from the French of A Political and Historical View of the Civil and Military Transactions of Bonaparte, First Consul of France, by J. Chas of Nîmes; historical notes copied by Hope Savage Shaw; a list of letters of introduction for Lemuel Shaw's European trip; papers related to Samuel Savage Shaw and the case of Munroe vs. Ward; notebooks on English history, Massachusetts colonial history, the Gospels, and other subjects; and several account books and ledgers of the Savage family and Savage & Co. of Louisville, Ky.
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