Edward_Shaw_(New_Zealand)

Edward Shaw (politician)

Edward Shaw (politician)

New Zealand politician (1847 or 1848 – 1889)

Edward Shaw (1847 or 1848 – February 1889) was a 19th-century member of the New Zealand Parliament.

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Shaw was originally an English barrister. He worked at Bishop's school in Nelson.[1] From there, he went to the Inangahua area of the Buller District on the West Coast as a resident warden and magistrate in Inangahua Junction, Reefton and Westport.[2][3]

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He represented the Inangahua electorate from 1883 to 1884, following the resignation of Thomas S. Weston.[4] After retiring in 1884, he later became a district judge.[2] He later worked as a solicitor in Hawthorn near Melbourne. He died in Hawthorn and was buried at Boroondara General Cemetery on 23 February 1889 aged 41 years.[5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : M–Addenda (PDF). Vol. II. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. p. 294. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. [2]
    Cyclopedia Company Limited (1906). "Westport". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
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    "Page 3: Advertisements Column 2". Inangahua Times. 22 November 1878.
  4. [4]
    Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 234. OCLC 154283103.
  5. [5]
    "Funeral notices". The Age. 23 February 1889. p. 12. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  6. [6]
    "Grave Locator". Boroondara General Cemetery. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
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