George B. Shaw
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George Bullen Shaw was a U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives
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 from Wisconsin
Wisconsin
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Born in Alma, New York
Alma, New York
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, Shaw moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Eau Claire is a city located in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 65,883 as of the 2010 census, making it the largest municipality in the northwestern portion of the state, and the 9th largest in the state overall. It is the county seat of Eau Claire County,...

 in 1856 with his father.
He attended the public schools and was graduated from the International Business College, Chicago, Illinois, in 1871.
He engaged in the lumber manufacturing business.
He served as member of the Common Council of Eau Claire 1876-1887.
He served as mayor of Eau Claire in 1888 and 1889.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1884.
Supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of the World from July 1890 to August 1892.

Shaw was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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 to the Fifty-third Congress and served from March 4, 1893, until his death in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Eau Claire is a city located in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 65,883 as of the 2010 census, making it the largest municipality in the northwestern portion of the state, and the 9th largest in the state overall. It is the county seat of Eau Claire County,...

, August 27, 1894.
He was interred in Lake View Cemetery.
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