Shaw, Lemuel, 1781-1861
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Name (Latin)
Shaw, Lemuel, 1781-1861
Date of birth
1781-01-09
Date of death
1861-03-30
Gender
male
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- Obituary notices of the late Chief Justice Shaw ... 1861?
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Justice Lemuel Shaw William Morris Hunt
William Morris Hunt
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File:Justice Lemuel Shaw William Morris Hunt.jpeg
William Morris Hunt
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File:Lemuel Shaw MET DT1153.jpg
Wikipedia description:
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.
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