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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.
8 de abr. de 2024 · 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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William Jesse "Bill" Shirley (6 de julho de 1921 — 27 de agosto de 1989) foi um ator e cantor barítono/tenor estadunidense que posteriormente se tornou um produtor de teatro da Broadway. Tornou-se conhecido por dublar a voz do Príncipe Phillip na animação de 1959 da Walt Disney Sleeping Beauty.
24 de abr. de 2019 · William Shirley, King's Governor of Massachusetts. by. Schutz, John A., 1919-. Publication date. 1961. Topics. Shirley, William, 1694-1771. Publisher. Chapel Hill Published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture at Williamsburg, Va., by the University of North Carolina Press.
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.
Learn about William Shirley, who served as governor of Massachusetts and commander-in-chief of British forces in North America during the French and Indian War. Find out his achievements, controversies and legacy in this brief biography.
26 de jan. de 2022 · William Shirley was the Royal Governor of Massachusetts who advocated for a stronger colonial alliance against the French. He attended the Albany Congress of 1754, where he proposed a plan for a colonial council to tax, defend and trade with Native People.
