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William Shirley (2 December 1694 – 24 March 1771) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of the British American colonies of Massachusetts Bay and the Bahamas.
William Shirley (born December 2, 1694, Preston, Sussex, England—died March 24, 1771, Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S.) was a colonial governor of Massachusetts who played an important role in Britain’s struggle against France for control of North America.
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Jul 1, 2024 · On Monday, authorities identified the victim as 23-year-old William Shirley. A new surveillance video released by investigators shows the moments before the unsuspecting victim was shot.
William Shirley, who died on April 25, aged 69, was in the Eton XI from 1917 to 1919, taking part in the one-day games with Harrow and Winchester in the first two years and in the big match at...
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- November 13, 1900
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SHIRLEY, WILLIAM. (1694–1771). Colonial governor of Massachusetts. Son of a London merchant who died when he was only seven, William Shirley grew up amidst aristocratic connections but without the financial means for the life to which he aspired.
WILLIAM SHIRLEY (1694-1771), colonial governor of Massachusetts, was born at Preston in Sussex, England, on the 2nd of December 1694. He studied law, entered the Middle Temple, emigrated to Massachusetts in 1731, was appointed "the King's only advocate-general in America" (i.e. of all New England except Connecticut) in 1734, and in 1741, while ...
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William Shirley, governor of Massachusetts, 1741-1756; a history by Wood, George Arthur, 1878-
