Name

Lt-Governor Alexander Shaw

Biography

Lieutenant Governor who testified before the 1792 Commissioners and readmitted the clergy to Tynwald — calling their sixteen-year exclusion a 'Singularity.' Overruled his own Attorney General to do it. His letter to the Commissioners contained the story of John Tear, the poor labourer of Garff who won his case in Manx courts only to have it overturned on appeal to London. Shaw reported that 'since 1776 the necessaries of life have more than doubled in price, some of them trebled' while wages had not moved.

Active Period

fl. 1790–1804

Also Known As

Governor Shaw

Place

Isle of Man

Period

Crown Administration

Role / Office

Lieutenant Governor

Book Chapter

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14