. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . yflower in 1620, and became the firstGovernor of Plymouth Colony. His grand-mother on the paternal side was. previous toher death, the last survivor of the WyomingMassacre of 1778, her father and two unclesbeing killed during the battle which precededthe massacre. His mothers father. Major Zeph-on Flower, was a soldier of the Revolution. engaged in journalism in Dixon, 111.,previous to 1856 and, on February 22d of thatyear, as editor of the Dixon Telegraph, tookpart in the convention of Illinois editors heldat Decatur for the purpose of outlining
. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . yflower in 1620, and became the firstGovernor of Plymouth Colony. His grand-mother on the paternal side was. previous toher death, the last survivor of the WyomingMassacre of 1778, her father and two unclesbeing killed during the battle which precededthe massacre. His mothers father. Major Zeph-on Flower, was a soldier of the Revolution. engaged in journalism in Dixon, 111.,previous to 1856 and, on February 22d of thatyear, as editor of the Dixon Telegraph, tookpart in the convention of Illinois editors heldat Decatur for the purpose of outlining a policyin opposition to the further extension of slav-ery, serving upon the committee which framedthe platform. It was in accordance with reso-lutions adopted at this convention that the HISTORY OF LEE COUXTY. 707 first Republican State Convention was held atBloomington, 111., May 29, 1S56. Mr. Shawsjournalistic career, extending over a period ofover fifty years, has been almost entirely iden-tified with the Dixon Telegraph, of which. BENJAMIN F. SHAW. he is now the editor and proprietor, althoughhe spent sometime in 1S67 and 18G8 as theWashington correspondent of a Chicago official positions held by him include twoterms as Clerk of the Circuit Court and Re-corder of Lee County, six years as Canal Com-missioner, and Postmaster of the city of Dixon,in which he is now serving his second term. EUSTACE E. SHAW (deceased), late associ-ate editor and joint proprietor of the DixonEvening Telegraph, was born at Dixon, 111.,March 28, 1857, the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. , and died in that city, Sept. 5, 1902. learned the printing trade in his fathersoffice, and gave his best efforts to assisting hisfather to build up the business of the B. F,Shaw Printing Company,^ during the latteryears of his life serving efficiently as associ-ate editor and business manager of the Even-ing Telegraph. The following tribute to hismemory was paid by the Rev. J. F. Newton at the fun
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