Shaw Lefevre
Shaw Lefevre was a double-barrelled surname created in 1789 through the marriage of Charles Shaw and Helena Lefevre. It was never hyphenated.[1] The surname was held by a total of 24 people, and became extinct in 1936.[2]
The name was held by a number of prominent people, including:
- Charles Shaw Lefevre (politician) (1759–1823), born Charles Shaw, British Whig politician
- Charles Shaw Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley (1794-1888), Speaker of the House of Commons, son of Charles Shaw Lefevre (MP)
- John Shaw Lefevre (1797-1879), British politician and civil servant, son of Charles Shaw Lefevre (MP)
- George Shaw Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley (1831–1928), British Liberal Party politician, son of John Shaw Lefevre
- Madeleine Shaw Lefevre (1835-1914), first Principal of Somerville Hall (later Somerville College, Oxford), daughter of John Shaw Lefevre
References
- ^ Willson, F.M.G. (1993). A Strong Supporting Cast: The Shaw Lefevres, 1789-1936. London: Athlone Press. p. 5. ISBN 0485114356.
- ^ Willson (1993), p. 2
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