Henry Shaw (politician)

Henry Shaw (born 1788 near Putney , Vermont , †  October 17, 1857 in Peekskill , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1817 and 1821 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Henry Shaw attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Albany (New York) in this profession from 1810 . In 1813 he moved to Lanesboro , Massachusetts. Politically, he joined the Democratic Republican Party . In the 1816 congressional election , Shaw was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the Seventh Constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded John W. Hulbert on March 4, 1817 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1821 . In 1820 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party.

Between 1824 and 1830 and in 1833 Shaw was a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts ; In 1835 he was a member of the State Senate . In 1845 he ran unsuccessfully for governor of Massachusetts. He moved to New York City three years later , where he became a member of the Education Committee in 1849. He served on the New York City Council in 1850 and 1851 ; In 1853 he was elected to the New York State Assembly . Henry Shaw lived in Newburgh from 1854 . He died in Peekskill on October 17, 1857.

Web links

• Henry Shaw in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)