Lemuel Shaw
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Lemuel Shaw was a prominent 19th-century American jurist who served as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and was the father-in-law of novelist Herman Melville.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lemuel Shaw canonical | 3 |
| Lemuel Shaw Jr. | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chief justice
ⓘ
jurist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Levi Lincoln Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Elizabeth Shaw Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1781-01-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1861-03-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard College
Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1860 ⓘ |
| familyName | Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherInLawOf | Herman Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Lemuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | American of English descent ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisions on slavery and fugitive slave law
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early decisions on racial segregation in public schools ⓘ influential 19th-century American common law opinions ⓘ shaping American labor law ⓘ |
| notableWork |
opinions in Brown v. Kendall
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opinions in Commonwealth v. Aves ⓘ opinions in Commonwealth v. Hunt ⓘ opinions in Farwell v. Boston & Worcester Railroad Corp. ⓘ opinions in Roberts v. City of Boston ⓘ opinions in Sims’ Case ⓘ opinions in Wellington, petitioner ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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jurist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Barnstable, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation |
Federalist Party
NERFINISHED
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Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives ⓘ member of the Massachusetts Senate ⓘ |
| relative | Herman Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Elizabeth Knapp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hope Savage NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1830 ⓘ |
| timeInRole | Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ⓘ |
| workLocation | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Lemuel Shaw Jr.