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Shaw was the eldest son of Sir John Shaw, 2nd
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on 5 April 1752, and the baronetcy became extinct on his death. His daughter Marion married
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of 1725, when the
Glasgow magistrates would not take action against the mob. For several years he had been pressing for strong measures to prevent the running of Irish goods into Scotland, and in 1725 was granted a commission which permitted him 'to burn all boats that shall bring meal or grain
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River Clyde, and in particular seeking funds to build a harbour at
Greenock. Shaw was educated at Glasgow in 1694. He married Margaret Dalrymple, eldest daughter of
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