See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

WILLIAM See also:

• SHIRLEY (or SHERLEY), JAMES (1596-1666)
• SHIRLEY (or SHERLEY), SIR ANTHONY (1565-c. 1635)
• WILLIAM SHIRLEY (1694-1771)

SHIRLEY (1694-1771)  , colonial See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of See also:

• MASSACHUSETTS (an Indian name, originally applied to a tribe of Indians)

Massachusetts, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• PRESTON
• PRESTON, JOHN (1587-1628)

Preston in See also:

• SUSSEX
• SUSSEX, EARLS OF
• SUSSEX, KINGDOM OF (SO Seaxe, i.e. the South Saxons)
• SUSSEX, THOMAS RADCLYFFE [or RATCLYFFE], 3RD EARL OF (c. 1525-1583)

Sussex, See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, on-the 2nd of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1694 . He studied See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law, entered the See also:

• MIDDLE

Middle See also:

• TEMPLE
• TEMPLE, FREDERICK (1821-1902)
• TEMPLE, RICHARD
• TEMPLE, SIR RICHARD, BART
• TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, BART

Temple, emigrated to Massachusetts in 1731, was appointed " the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

King's only See also:

• ADVOCATE (Lat. advocatus, from advocare, to summon, especially in law to call in the aid of a counsel or witness, and so generally to summon to one's assistance)

advocate-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general in See also:

• AMERICA

America " (i.e. of all New England except See also:

• CONNECTICUT

Connecticut) in 1734, and in 1741, while representing Massachusetts in a boundary dispute with Rhode See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

Island, was appointed governor . His efforts to secure a permanent fixed See also:

• SALARY

salary for himself (of £See also:

• I000

I000) were unsuccessful; and his See also:

• ATTEMPT (Lat. adtemptare, attentare, to try)

attempt to prevent the further issue of See also:

• PAPER
• PAPER (Fr. papier, from Lat. papyrus)

paper See also:

• MONEY

money also involved him in a controversy with the General See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

Court; but their relations were not unfriendly after 1743 . The most important event of his See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration was the See also:

• CONQUEST

conquest of See also:

• LOUISBURG

Louisburg in 1745 . The expedition was undertaken on his See also:

• SUGGESTION

suggestion and its success was largely due to his See also:

• ENERGY (from the Gr. ivipyela; iv, in, ipyov, work)

energy and See also:

• ENTHUSIASM

enthusiasm; in See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1749 £183,65o (See also:

• ENGLISH

English) in See also:

• COIN
• COIN (older forms of the word are coyne, quoin and coign, all derived through the O. Fr. coing, and cuigne from Lat. cuneus, a wedge)

coin was brought to See also:

• BOSTON
• BOSTON, THOMAS (1676-1732)

Boston to See also:

• COVER (from the Fr. convert, from couvrir, to cover, Lat. cooperire)

cover the outlay of Massachusetts, and largely through See also:

• SHIRLEY (or SHERLEY), JAMES (1596-1666)
• SHIRLEY (or SHERLEY), SIR ANTHONY (1565-c. 1635)
• SHIRLEY, WILLIAM (1694-1771)

Shirley's See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence this was used for the redemption of outstanding paper money, thus re-establishing the finances of the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province, a subject towhich Shirley had given much See also:

• ATTENTION (from Lat. ad-tendo, await, expect; the condition of being " stretched " or " tense ")

attention . Both in the colonies and in England, whither he returned in 1749 on leave of See also:

• ABSENCE (Lat. absentia)

absence, Shirley kept up an active agitation for the See also:

• EXPULSION (Lat. expulsio, from expellere)

expulsion of the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French from the whole of See also:

• CANADA

Canada . He went back to Massachusetts as governor in 1753; led an unsuccessful expedition against Fort See also:

• NIAGARA
• NIAGARA, FORT

Niagara in 1755, and alter the See also:

• DEATH

death of General See also:

• EDWARD

Edward See also:

• BRADDOCK
• BRADDOCK, EDWARD (1695?—1755),

Braddock (1755) until See also:

• JUNE

June 1756 was See also:

• COMMANDER

commander-inchief of all the See also:

• BRITISH

British forces in America . In September 1756 he was recalled to England and was succeeded as governor by See also:

• SPENCER
• SPENCER, HERBERT (1820-1903)
• SPENCER, JOHN CHARLES SPENCER, 3RD EARL (1782-1845)
• SPENCER, JOHNPOYNTZ SPENCER
• SPENCER, WILLIAM ROBERT (1769-1834)

Spencer Phips . He was governor of the See also:

• BAHAMAS (Lucayos)

Bahamas until 1770, then again returned to Massachusetts and died at See also:

• ROXBURY

Roxbury on the 24th of See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March 1771 . He published a See also:

• JOURNAL
• JOURNAL (through Fr. from late Lat. diurnalis, daily)

Journal of the See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

Siege of Louisbourg (1745), and The Conduct of General See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William Shirley Briefly Stated (1758) .