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Shaw (LEMUEL an American ju Harvard)

LEMUEL, an American ju Harvard Unirist; born in Barnstable, Mass., Jan. 9, 1781; was graduated at Harvard University in 1800 and was admitted to the bar in 1804. He followed his profession in Boston, Mass., where he attained eminence; was a member of the State Senate in 1821-1822 and 1828-1829; and chiefjustice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court in 1830-1860. He won a high reputation as a jurist of marked ability, being accorded a foremost place among the greatest New England jurists. Among the most noted cases at which he presided was that of Prof. John W. Webster for the murder of Dr. George Parkman and that of the convent rioters in 1834. His publications include "Fourth of July Oration" (1815) "Inaugural Address" (1830); and "Addresses at the Opening of the New Court House, Worcester" (1845). He died in Boston, Mass., March 30, 1861.