Complex sentence: Lemuel Shaw (January 9,1781-March 30,1861), United States jurist, was born at Barnstable, Massachusetts, son of the minister of the West Parish there.
Split into simpler sentences: Lemuel Shaw (January 9,1781-March 30,1861), was a United States jurist. He was born at Barnstable, Massachusetts, son of the minister of the West Parish there.