Charles Shaw Lefevre (politician)

Charles Shaw Lefevre(20 September 1759 – 27 April 1823), bornCharles Shaw,was a BritishWhigpolitician.

Shaw Lefevre was the son of Reverend George Shaw, Rector ofWomersley,Yorkshire,by his wife Mary, daughter of Edward Green. He wascalled to the Bar,Lincoln's Inn.He sat asMember of ParliamentforNewtown (Isle of Wight)from 1796 to 1802 and forReadingfrom 1802 to 1820. He was elected aFellow of the Royal Societyin November 1796.^[1]

He married Helena, daughter of John Lefevre, in 1789, andin a common practice of the time,merged their surnames, becomingShaw Lefevre.They lived atHeckfieldPlace in Hampshire and their children includedCharles Shaw Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley,Speaker of the House of Commons,andSir John Shaw Lefevre.Shaw Lefevre died in April 1823, aged 63. His wife survived him by eleven years and died in August 1834.

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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Sir John Barrington, Bt George Canning	Member of ParliamentforNewtown (Isle of Wight) 1796–1801 With:Sir Richard Worsley, Bt	Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain	Member of ParliamentforNewtown (Isle of Wight) 1801–1802 With:Sir Richard Worsley, Bt1801 Sir Edward Law1801–1802 Ewan Law1802	Succeeded by Sir Robert Barclay, Bt Charles Chapman
Preceded by Francis Annesley John Simeon	Member of ParliamentforReading 1802–1820 With:Francis Annesley1802–1806 John Simeon1806–1818 Charles Fyshe Palmer1818–1820	Succeeded by Charles Fyshe Palmer John Berkeley Monck