Tristram SHAW, Congress, NH (1786-1843)

SHAW, Tristram, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Hampton, Rockingham County, N.H., May 23, 1786; completed preparatory studies; held several local offices in Exeter, N.H.; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1843); died in Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H., March 14, 1843; interment in Bride Hill Cemetery, Hampton, N.H.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present