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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1694-12-02
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Preston,_Lancashire,_England
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:William_Shirley_Jr.
gptkb:Thomas_Shirley
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1771-03-24
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Roxbury,_Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Pembroke_College,_Cambridge
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Governor William Shirley
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gptkbp:militaryConflict
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gptkb:French_and_Indian_War
gptkb:King_George's_War
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Major General
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gptkbp:monarchDuringTerm
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gptkb:George_II
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:capture_of_Louisbourg_in_1745
leadership during King George's War
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:colonial_administrator
politician
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gptkbp:positionHeld
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gptkb:Governor_of_the_Bahamas
Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Jonathan_Belcher
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Shirley-Eustis_House,_Roxbury,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:signature
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William Shirley signature.svg
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Frances_Barker
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Thomas_Pownall
gptkb:William_Phips
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1749
1768
1756
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gptkbp:termStart
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1753
1760
1741
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Deportation_of_Acadians
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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