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'''Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre''' [[Order of the Bath|KCB]] (24 January 1797 – 20 August 1879), was a [[United Kingdom|British]] barrister, [[Whig (British political faction)|Whig]] politician and civil servant. |
'''Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre''' [[Order of the Bath|KCB]] (24 January 1797 – 20 August 1879), was a [[United Kingdom|British]] barrister, [[Whig (British political faction)|Whig]] politician and civil servant. |
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Shaw-Lefevre was the son of [[Charles Shaw-Lefevre (MP)|Charles Shaw-Lefevre]] by his wife Helen, daughter of John Lefevre. [[Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley]], was his elder brother. He was educated at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], where he was [[Wrangler (University of Cambridge)|Senior Wrangler]] in 1818, and was [[Call to the Bar|called to the Bar]], [[Inner Temple]].<ref>{{Venn|id=SHW811JG|name=Shaw-Lefevre, John George}}</ref> He was returned to Parliament for [[Petersfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Petersfield]] in December 1832, but was unseated on petition in March 1833. He served under [[Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey|Lord Grey]] as [[Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies]] in 1834. The latter year Shaw-Lefevre was appointed a [[Poor Law Commissioner]] after the passing of the [[Poor Law Amendment Act]], which he remained until 1841. Between 1856 and 1875 he served as [[Clerk of the Parliaments]]. He also helped found the [[University of London]] and served as its Vice-Chancellor for many years. He was made a [[Order of the Bath|KCB]] for his public services. |
Shaw-Lefevre was the son of [[Charles Shaw-Lefevre (MP)|Charles Shaw-Lefevre]] by his wife Helen, daughter of John Lefevre. [[Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley]], was his elder brother. He was educated at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], where he was [[Wrangler (University of Cambridge)|Senior Wrangler]] in 1818, and was [[Call to the Bar|called to the Bar]], [[Inner Temple]].<ref>{{Venn|id=SHW811JG|name=Shaw-Lefevre, John George}}</ref> He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1820. <ref> {{cite web | url = http://royalsociety.org/dserve/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=1&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27shaw-lefevre%27%29| title = Library and Archive catalogue|publisher = Royal Society|accessdate = 2012-08-03}} </ref> |
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He was returned to Parliament for [[Petersfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Petersfield]] in December 1832, but was unseated on petition in March 1833. He served under [[Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey|Lord Grey]] as [[Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies]] in 1834. The latter year Shaw-Lefevre was appointed a [[Poor Law Commissioner]] after the passing of the [[Poor Law Amendment Act]], which he remained until 1841. Between 1856 and 1875 he served as [[Clerk of the Parliaments]]. He also helped found the [[University of London]] and served as its Vice-Chancellor for many years. He was made a [[Order of the Bath|KCB]] in 1857 for his public services. |
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Shaw-Lefevre married Rachel Emily, daughter of Ichabod Wright, in 1824. They had one son, [[George Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley|George]], who became a prominent politician and was ennobled as Baron Eversley, and five daughters. Shaw-Lefevre died in August 1879, aged 82. His wife lived for six more years before dying in February 1885. |
Shaw-Lefevre married Rachel Emily, daughter of Ichabod Wright, in 1824. They had one son, [[George Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley|George]], who became a prominent politician and was ennobled as Baron Eversley, and five daughters. Shaw-Lefevre died in August 1879, aged 82. His wife lived for six more years before dying in February 1885. |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 24 January 1797 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 20 August 1879 |
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[[Category:Members of the Inner Temple]] |
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[[Category:Vice-Chancellors of the University of London]] |
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Revision as of 21:40, 3 August 2012
Shaw-Lefevre as caricatured by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini) in Vanity Fair, July 1871
Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre KCB (24 January 1797 – 20 August 1879), was a British barrister, Whig politician and civil servant.
Shaw-Lefevre was the son of Charles Shaw-Lefevre by his wife Helen, daughter of John Lefevre. Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley, was his elder brother. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was Senior Wrangler in 1818, and was called to the Bar, Inner Temple.[1] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1820. [2]
He was returned to Parliament for Petersfield in December 1832, but was unseated on petition in March 1833. He served under Lord Grey as Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies in 1834. The latter year Shaw-Lefevre was appointed a Poor Law Commissioner after the passing of the Poor Law Amendment Act, which he remained until 1841. Between 1856 and 1875 he served as Clerk of the Parliaments. He also helped found the University of London and served as its Vice-Chancellor for many years. He was made a KCB in 1857 for his public services.
Shaw-Lefevre married Rachel Emily, daughter of Ichabod Wright, in 1824. They had one son, George, who became a prominent politician and was ennobled as Baron Eversley, and five daughters. Shaw-Lefevre died in August 1879, aged 82. His wife lived for six more years before dying in February 1885.
Lefevre Peninsula, South Australia, was named by Governor John Hindmarsh on 3 June 1837 after Shaw-Lefevre, who was one of South Australia's Colonisation Commissioners.[3]
References
- ^ "Shaw-Lefevre, John George (SHW811JG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Library and Archive catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- ^ PlaceNames Online - South Australian State Gazetteer Site is a searchable database. Accessed 13 March 2012.