The Shaw, later Best-Shaw Baronetcy, of Eltham in the County of Kent, is a title in the

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. It was created on 15 April 1665 for Sir John Shaw, Commissioner of the Customs 1660–62 and

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for

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1661–79.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Volume 4'' 1900
/ref> Descended from the Shaws of

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, Cheshire, he was a supporter of

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during the

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and provided financial support to the exiled Charles II, by whom he was knighted following the

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in 1660. From 1663 he leased, from the Crown, the Manor of Eltham which included the then derelict ''Kings House'' or

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and built a new manor house ''Eltham Lodge'' on the estate. ''The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent'' Vol 1 (1797) Edward Halsted pp. 455–91 from British History on line.
/ref> The fourth Baronet was

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in 1753. The eighth Baronet married Elizabeth Louisa, daughter of

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and his wife Emily Dorothy, daughter of James Best. His son, the ninth Baronet, assumed in 1956 by Royal licence the additional surname of Best. Charles Shaw (1785–1829), second son of the fifth Baronet and father of the seventh Baronet, was a

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in the

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Shaw, later Best-Shaw baronets, of Eltham (1665)

Sir John Shaw, 1st Baronet Sir John Shaw, 1st Baronet (c. 1615–1680) of Eltham Lodge, Kent was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1679. Shaw was the second son of London vintner Robert Shaw (d. 1678) and his wife Elizabet ...

(–1680) * Sir John Shaw, 2nd Baronet (c. 1660–1721) *

Sir John Shaw, 3rd Baronet Sir John Shaw, 3rd Baronet (c. 1679–1752) of Greenock was a Scottish Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1708 and 1734. He was instrumental in the construction of Greenock Harbour, and took part in actions against the Jacobi ...

(1687–1739) * Sir John Shaw, 4th Baronet (1728–1779) * Sir John Gregory Shaw, 5th Baronet (1756–1831) * Sir John Kenward Shaw, 6th Baronet (1783–1857) * Sir John Charles Kenward Shaw, 7th Baronet (1829–1909) * Sir Charles John Monson Shaw, 8th Baronet (1860–1922) * Sir John James Kenward Best-Shaw, 9th Baronet (1895–1984) * Sir John Michael Robert Best-Shaw, 10th Baronet (1924–2014) * Sir Thomas Joshua Best-Shaw, 11th Baronet (born 1965) The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest son Joshua John Kirkland Best-Shaw (born 1995).

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*Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, {{Page needed , date=February 2013 Best-Shaw 1665 establishments in England