John G. Shaw Explained

John G. Shaw
State:North Carolina
Term Start:March 4, 1895
Term End:March 3, 1897
Predecessor:Benjamin F. Grady
Successor:John Edgar Fowler
State House2:North Carolina
Term2:1888
Birth Name:John Gilbert Shaw
Birth Date:16 January 1859
Birth Place:near Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Death Place:Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Resting Place:Cross Creek Cemetery, Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Occupation:Politician, lawyer
Signature:Signature of John Gilbert Shaw (1859–1932).png

John Gilbert Shaw (January 16, 1859  - July 21, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.

Biography

Born near Fayetteville, North Carolina, Shaw attended the common schools.He engaged in the naval-stores business.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1888 and commenced practice in Fayetteville.He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1888.He served as prosecuting attorney for Cumberland County 1890–1894.

Shaw was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.He resumed the practice of law in Fayetteville, North Carolina, until his death in that city on July 21, 1932.He was interred in Cross Creek Cemetery.