Background
Shaw was the son of John Shaw of Colchester and his wife Mary Lufkin. His father was an alderman who supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.
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John Shaw
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He was re-elected Member of Parliament for Colchester for the Convention Parliament in 1660 and for the Cavalier Parliament in 1661 and sat until 1679. In 1660 Shaw became Recorder of Colchester when his father was restored to his rank as alderman. He was knighted at Whitehall on 24 September 1661
Shaw married Thamar Lewes in 1643 and had several children.
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In 1659, Shaw was elected Member of Parliament for Colchester in the Third Protectorate Parliament.
