Alexander Shaw (Canadian politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian lawyer and political figure in Ontario
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About Alexander Shaw (Canadian politician)
- Alexander Shaw (January 13, 1833 – April 21, 1911) was a Canadian lawyer and political figure.
- He represented Bruce South in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal-Conservative member from 1878 to 1882. He was born in Ramsay Township, Upper Canada in 1833, the son of John Shaw.
- He was educated in Perth and studied law there.
- In 1853, he moved to Bruce County and settled at Kincardine.
- Shaw married Anna Robertson.
- He later moved to Walkerton and became solicitor for the county in 1867.
- He also served as mayor of Walkerton.
- Shaw defeated Edward Blake in Bruce South in the general election of 1878; he ran unsuccessfully against Rupert Mearse Wells in the riding of Bruce East in 1882. His brother William McNairn Shaw was also a lawyer and served in the Ontario legislative assembly.
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