John George Shaw-Lefevre
1797–1879
Barrister and public official. Vice-chancellor of London University, 1842–62. Deputy-clerk of the Parliaments, 1848; clerk, 1855–75. A founder of the Athenæum Club. FRS 1820.
Sources
Alum. Cantab.
DNB.
Bibliography
Alum. Cantab.: Alumni Cantabrigienses. A biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge, from the earliest times to 1900. Compiled by John Venn and J. A. Venn. 10 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1922–54.
DNB: Dictionary of national biography. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. 63 vols. and 2 supplements (6 vols.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1912. Dictionary of national biography 1912–90. Edited by H. W. C. Davis et al. 9 vols. London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96.
