Alexander Shaw (British Army officer)
Alexander Shaw | |
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3rd Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man | |
In office 1790–1804 | |
Monarch | George III |
Preceded by | Richard Dawson |
Succeeded by | Henry Murray |
Personal details | |
Born | Alexander Shaw 1737 |
Died | 30 May 1811 |
Nationality | British |
Spouse(s) | Charlotte Stewart Anne Elizabeth Blanckley |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles/wars | Seven Years' War American Revolutionary War |
Alexander Shaw (1737 – 30 May 1811) was a soldier and administrator who served as the third Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.
Career
[edit]Shaw was commissioned into the 60th Regiment of Foot in 1756.[1] He served in North America during the Seven Years' War as aide-de-camp to General Augustine Prévost and was severely wounded at the capture of Quebec in 1759.[1] Shaw rose to the rank of colonel[2] and returned to his home at Tordarroch House near Pitlochry at the end of the American Revolutionary War in 1783.[1] From 1790 he acted as Lieutenant Governor and Deputy to the Governor of the Isle of Man: Shaw retired in 1804.[3] He was the 15th Chief of Clan Shaw and 10th Chief of Clan Shaw of Tordarroch.[1]
Family
[edit]He married firstly Charlotte Stewart; they had two sons.[1] He married secondly Ann Elizabeth Blanckley; they had four sons and four daughters.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Burke's landed gentry of Great Britain By Peter Beauclerk Dewar, p. 1147
- ^ "Clan Shaw of Tordarroch". Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ World Statesmen