William Shirley
William Shirley
William Shirleywas a British colonial administrator who was the longest-serving governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bayand then Governor of the Bahamas. He is best known for his role in organizing the 1745 Siege of Louisbourg during King George's War, and for his role in military affairs during the French and Indian War. He spent most of his years in the colonial administration of North America working to defeat New France, but his lack of formal military training led to...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 December 1694
William Shirley quotes about
I don't flatter myself with much dependence upon the present disposition of the Eastern Indians, who are many ways liable to be drawn into a rupture with us by the artifices of the French, their own weakness and the influence which the French Missionary Priests have over them.
The meanest inhabitants by their constant attendance generally form the majority and outvote the gentlemen, merchants and all the better Inhabitants!
My purpose is to inspire people of all walks of life to discover the virtue inherent within them and to bring forth that virtue in their daily lives.
Images adorn our inner life and carry great power there.
I am of opinion that it is highly requisite forthwith to pass a law, prohibiting upon great penalties all trade with our enemies, and more especially the supplying of them with arms, ammunition or provisions of any kind whatsoever.
Images have a unique power to impart that which is beyond words.
Words alone cannot fully convey the realities of the soul or the greatness of the human spirit.