Sir John Shaw, 1st Baronet

Sir John Shaw, 1st Baronet (c. 1615–1680) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1679.

Shaw was the son of Robert Shaw, of Southwark, Surrey, Citizen and Vintner of London and his wife Elizabeth Domilowe, daughter of John Domilowe of London. He made a considerable fortune in business and provided Charles II during exile with considerable sums of money. After the Restoration, he was made one of the Farmers of the Customs of London.^[1] He was knighted on 28 July 1660. In 1661, he was elected Member of Parliament for Lyme Regis in the Cavalier Parliament.^[2] From 1663 he leased, from the Crown, the Manor of Eltham which included the then derelict Kings House or Eltham Palace and built a new manor house Eltham Lodge on the estate.^[3] He was created baronet of Eltham on 15 April 1665. In 1667, he rebuilt the north aisle of Eltham Church.^[1]

Sir John Shaw, (c.1615-80), of Broad Street, London and Hugh May's Eltham Lodge, Kent. [www.elthamlodge.com/ Eltham Lodge] was born c.1615, 2nd son of Robert Shaw (d.1678), vintner, of Southwark, Surrey, and Leadenhall Street, London. Gent. of the privy chamber June 1660-d.; commissioner of customs Sept. 1660-2, farmer 1662-71; commissioner of trade Nov. 1660-8, plantations December 1660-70, joint paymaster of Dunkirk garrison December 1660-2; surveyor of shipping 1661-death; asstistant Ranger Adventurers into Africa by 1664-71; surveyor of woods and forests c.1667. Lt.-col. of white regt. militia ft., London Oct. 1660-?65; commissioner for assessment, London 1661-3, Kent 1663-4, 1667-d., London and Surr. 1664-9, loyal and indigent officers, London and Westminster 1662; dep. lt. London 1662-?65; j.p. Kent 1665-d.; collector of customs, London 1669-d.; commr. for recusants, Kent 1675.^[4]

Shaw died at the age of 64 in Great Southampton (or Bloomsbury) Square, St Giles' in the Fields, London and was buried at Eltham on 6 March 1680.^[1]

Shaw married firstly, in or before 1660, Sarah Ashe, daughter of Joseph Ashe, of Beshford, Somerset. She died in December 1662, and was buried at St Mildred's Bread Street. He married secondly on 24 June 1663 at Eltham Bridget, Dowager Viscountess Kilmorey . daughter of Sir William Drury, of Besthorpe, Norfolk, and his wife Mary Cokayne, daughter of William Cokayne, Merchant, of London. His widow married as her third husband Sir John Baber on 15 February 1681, at St. Brides' London. She was buried at Eltham on 11 July 1699.^[1]

References

1. George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage, Volume 4 1900
2. History of Parliament Online - Shaw, John
3. The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent Vol 1 (1797) Edward Halsted pp 455-91 pfrom British History on line.
4. The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1660-1690, ed. B.D. Henning, 1983