Sir James Shaw
Lord Mayor of London
Died when: 79 years 57 days (949 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Sir James Shaw, 1st Baronet (26 August 1764 – 22 October 1843), became Lord Mayor of London in 1805.From humble beginnings in a farming family in Ayrshire, he became a successful merchant and politician; he was a relation of Robert Burns and used his wealth to support Burns's orphaned children.
As Lord Mayor of London, he led the funeral procession of Lord Nelson in 1806, having established his right to do so and was created baronet twice, in 1809 and 1813.
While later Chamberlain of London, he almost lost his own fortune due to injudicious investments, and died, exonerated, in 1843.
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