{{short description|American politician (1854–1894)}} {{distinguish|George Bernard Shaw}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}} {{infobox officeholder |name=George B. Shaw |image=GeorgeBullenShaw.jpg |state=Wisconsin |district={{ushr|WI|7|7th}} |term_start=March 4, 1893 |term_end=August 27, 1894 |predecessor=Frank P. Coburn |successor=Michael Griffin |office2=Supreme Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias |term_start2=July 1890 |term_end2=August 1892 |office3=Mayor of Eau Claire, Wisconsin |term_start3=1888 |term_end3=1889 |birth_name=George Bullen Shaw |birth_date={{birth date|1854|3|12}} |birth_place=Alma, New York, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1894|8|27|1854|3|12}} |death_place=Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S. |resting_place=Lake View Cemetery, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S. |party=Republican |spouse=Josephine M. Bletcher |children=2 |parents=Daniel Shaw<br>Ann Foster Hutchins |alma_mater=International Business College |profession=Politician, businessman, lumberman |signature = Signature of George Bullen Shaw (1854–1894).png }} '''George Bullen Shaw''' (March 12, 1854 – August 27, 1894) was an American politician, businessman, and lumberman who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1893 until his death in 1894, representing the 7th congressional district of Wisconsin as a Republican in the 53rd United States Congress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000305|title=SHAW, George Bullen|work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=July 9, 2007}}</ref> Shaw previously served as the mayor of Eau Claire, Wisconsin in 1888 and 1889.
==Early life and education== Shaw was born in Alma, New York, on March 12, 1854, to Daniel Shaw and Ann Foster Hutchins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS12889|title=Shaw, George Bullen 1854 - 1894|publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|access-date=June 9, 2023}}</ref> He moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin in 1856 with his father.
Shaw attended public schools in Eau Claire and graduated from the International Business College in Chicago in 1871.
==Career== Shaw engaged in his father's lumber manufacturing business, the Daniel Shaw Lumber Company, in 1874, serving in various positions, including secretary.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WfMXAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22George+B.+Shaw%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA61|title=Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of George Bullen Shaw|publisher=United States Congress|year=1895|page=10}}</ref>
Shaw served as a member of the common council of Eau Claire from 1876 to 1887. He also served as the mayor of Eau Claire in 1888 and 1889.
Shaw was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1884.
In 1892, Shaw was elected as a Republican to represent the 7th congressional district of Wisconsin in the 53rd United States Congress. Shaw's term began on March 4, 1893; he served until his death in office the following year.
Shaw missed 72% of the 325 roll call votes taken from August 1893 to August 1894.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/george_shaw/409803|title=Rep. George Shaw|publisher=GovTrack|access-date=June 9, 2023}}</ref>
==Personal life and death== Shaw was married to Josephine M. Bletcher, with whom he had two children.
Shaw served as Supreme Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias from July 1890 to August 1892.
Shaw died at the age of 40 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, on August 27, 1894. He was interred in Lake View Cemetery, located in Eau Claire.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shaw.html|title=Shaw|publisher=The Political Graveyard|access-date=June 9, 2023}}</ref>
==See also== *List of members of the United States Congress who died in office (1790–1899)
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000305 Official page] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress'' *[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/george_shaw/409803 Profile] from GovTrack *[https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shaw.html George Bullen Shaw] at The Political Graveyard *[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62895398/george-bullen-shaw George Bullen Shaw] at Find a Grave {{Bioguide}}
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