Henry Shaw
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Henry Shaw may refer to:
- Henry Shaw (botanist)Henry Shaw (botanist)Henry Shaw was a philanthropist and is best known as the founder of the Missouri Botanical Garden.-Early life:...
(1800–1889), American botanist and philanthropist - Henry Marchmore ShawHenry Marchmore ShawHenry Marchmore Shaw was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina, as well as an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was killed in action, one of a handful of former U.S. Congressmen to perish during the conflict.Shaw was born in Newport, Rhode...
(1819–1864), congressman from North Carolina - Henry Shaw (Massachusetts)Henry Shaw (Massachusetts)Henry Shaw was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, son of Samuel Shaw. Born near Putney, Vermont, Shaw completed preparatory studies. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Albany, New York, in 1810...
, congressman from Massachusetts - Henry Shaw (cricketer)Henry Shaw (cricketer)Henry Shaw was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1875 and 1884.Shaw was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire and worked as a painter on the Midland Railway. He was also cricket coach at Derby School...
(1854-1932), cricketer - Josh BillingsJosh BillingsJosh Billings was the pen name of 19th century American humorist Henry Wheeler Shaw . He was perhaps the second most famous humor writer and lecturer in the United States in the second half of the 19th century after Mark Twain, although his reputation has not endured so well with later...
, the pen name of Henry Wheeler Shaw