Richard Shaw (6 August 1825 – 19 January 1876)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician.
Shaw was born in Burnley, Lancashire and educated at Burnley Grammar School and St Peter's School, York[2] At the 1868 general election, Shaw was elected as the first Member of Parliament (MP) for the newly enfranchised parliamentary borough of Burnley[3] in Lancashire.
He was re-elected in 1874, and held the seat until his death in 1876, aged 50.
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