Category:William Shirley

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English: William Shirley (2 December 1694–24 March 1771) was a British colonial administrator who served twice as Governor of Massachusetts (1741-1749 and 1753-1756) and as Governor of the Bahamas between 1761 and 1766. For a few months he also gained experience as a military commander serving as Commander-in-Chief, North America.

William Shirley

British governor of Massachusetts and then of the Bahamas (1694-1771)

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Date of birth

2 December 1694
Preston

Date of death

24 March 1771
Roxbury

Place of burial

Boston

Country of citizenship

United States of America

Occupation

Position held

Governor of the province of Massachusetts Bay (1741–1749)
Governor-General of the Bahamas (1760–1768)
Governor of the province of Massachusetts Bay (1753–1756)

Father

William Shirley

Mother

Elizabeth Godman

Child

Sir Thomas Shirley, 1st Baronet
Anne Shirley
Harriet Shirley
Maria Catherina Erving

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This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

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Shirley-Eustis House (36 F)

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William Shirley by Thomas Hudson (7 F)

Media in category "William Shirley"

The following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total.

Appletons' Shirley William signature.jpg 343 × 143; 28 KB
Appletons' Shirley William signature.png 343 × 143; 23 KB
Appletons' Shirley William.jpg 421 × 553; 74 KB
Correspondence of William Shirley, governor of Massachusetts and military commander in America, 1731-1760 (IA correspondenceof01shir).pdf 752 × 1,181, 566 pages; 23.69 MB
William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts, 1741-1756, a history, volume I (IA cu31924032746657).pdf 756 × 1,220, 448 pages; 11.89 MB
Daniel Shed genealogy - ancestry and descendants of Daniel Shed of Braintree, Massachusetts, 1327-1920 (1921) (14784298423).jpg 2,608 × 2,038; 1.58 MB
Gen. William Shirley, Gov. of Mass (NYPL Hades-247629-425083).jpg 2,800 × 3,561; 2.96 MB
Gen. William Shirley, Gov. of Mass (NYPL Hades-247629-425083).tif 2,800 × 3,561; 28.53 MB
Gen. William Shirley, Gov. of Mass (NYPL Hades-253894-478689).jpg 2,256 × 3,158; 1.32 MB
Gen. William Shirley, Gov. of Mass (NYPL Hades-253894-478689).tiff 2,256 × 3,158; 20.39 MB
W. Shirley, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1741 (NYPL b12349152-423965).tiff 2,416 × 3,729; 25.78 MB
A particular history of the five years French and Indian war in New England and parts adjacent (IA particularhistor00drak).pdf 1,262 × 1,650, 322 pages; 12 MB
Pennsylvania Gazette (May 9, 1754), page 1.jpg 640 × 980; 196 KB
William Shirley by Peter Pelham after John Smibert, 1747, mezzotint on paper, from the National Portrait Gallery - NPG-NPG 75 80.jpg 5,636 × 7,728; 53.06 MB
William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts MET MM6415.jpg 2,964 × 4,000; 3.48 MB

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