* 1694 – William Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts ( d. 1771 )

The most significant incident was the capture of the French Fortress Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island ( Île Royale ) by an expedition ( 29 April – 16 June 1745 ) of colonial militia organized by Massachusetts Governor William Shirley, commanded by William Pepperrell of Maine ( then part of Massachusetts ), and assisted by a Royal Navy fleet.

Its only successful large-scale action was a major expedition organized by Massachusetts Governor William Shirley that successfully besieged the French fortress of Louisbourg in 1745.

Skirmishing and raiding on the northernmost communities of Massachusetts prompted Governor William Shirley to order the construction of a chain of frontier outposts stretching all the way to its border with New York.

Granted in 1766 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth, this town was named in honor of his close friend, British Admiral Washington Shirley, Viscount Tamworth.

Governor William Shirley

Despite significant opposition, Hutchinson successfully navigated a bill implementing the idea through the assembly's general court in 1749 ; it received the agreement of the Governor's Council, and also the signature of Governor William Shirley.

When Governor Shirley was recalled in 1757, Hutchinson sought and received the endorsement of the British military leader Lord Loudoun in an effort to succeed Shirley as governor.

Hutchinson's relationship with Pownall was awkward, for Pownall was at the center of political activities that dislodged Governor Shirley, under whose patronage Hutchinson had risen in power and influence.

William Shirley ( 2 December 1694 – 24 March 1771 ) was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay ( 1741 – 1749 and 1753 – 1756 ) and as Governor of the Bahamas in the 1760s.

During the later years of the contentious reign of Governor Jonathan Belcher, Shirley made common cause with Belcher's enemies to promote himself as a successor to Belcher.

Bradstreet's report to Governor Shirley emphasised the weaknesses of Louisbourg.

Governor Shirley and other leaders in New England and New York looked towards Britain to supply most of the military and naval forces for the expedition.

Governor Shirley called the General Court into session again, and the proposal was submitted to a committee chaired by William Pepperrell.

Governor Shirley appointed a reluctant William Pepperrell to command the expedition, William Vaughn was appointed colonel, but without a command position, and John Bradstreet was appointed as a military advisor to Pepperrell.

As it become evident that British troops would not arrive to relieve the Americans until after winter had passed, Governor Shirley travelled to Louisbourg to reassure the troops.

While Governor Shirley was at Louisbourg trouble had been brewing between the Royal Navy and the population of Boston.

Governor Shirley had become very unpopular.

William Douglass, a prominent physician in Boston, wrote a series of pamphlets ( published by Rogers and Fowle ) attacking Governor Shirley, Commodore Knowles and the whole conduct of the campaign against and occupation of Louisbourg.

In the meantime, Governor Shirley had been trying to finance a campaign to capture Fort St. Frédéric ( at present-day Crown Point, New York ), for which he issued more paper money.

Following Braddock's death on 13 July 1755 ( with whom Shirley's son William was killed ) Shirley was made temporary commander-in-chief of North American forces in addition to his position as Governor of Massachusetts.

In late 1758 Shirley was commissioned as Governor of the Bahamas.

* Schutz, John A. William Shirley, King's Governor of Massachusetts ( 1961 )

The winners of the 1999 Canadian Governor General's Literary Awards were announced by Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman, and Shirley L. Thomson, Director of the Canada Council for the Arts, at a press conference held on November 16 at the National Library of Canada.

Governor Dinwiddie received orders from the British government to warn the French of British claims, and sent Major Washington in late 1753 to deliver a letter informing the French of those claims and asking them to leave.

Suspension of the writ in Canadian history occurred famously during the October Crisis, during which the War Measures Act was invoked by the Governor General of Canada on the constitutional advice of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, who had received a request from the Quebec Cabinet.

Commemorating the landing of the First Fleet in Botany Bay, the Sydney Cove medallion was made by Josiah Wedgwood after he was given a sample of clay from Sydney Cove by Sir Joseph Banks, who had received the sample from Governor Arthur Phillip.

In due course the Governor-General received the Koh-i-Noor from Login, who had been appointed Governor of the Citadel, the Royal Fort at Lahore, with the Royal Treasury, which Login valued at almost £ 1, 000, 000 (£ as of ), excluding the Koh-i-Noor, on 6 April 1848, under a receipt dated 7 December 1849, in the presence of the members of the Board of Administration — the local resident H. M. Lawrence, C. C.

In 1999, he received a Governor General's Award for the Performing Arts.

Before the First Fleet sailed to found a convict settlement in New South Wales, Governor Arthur Phillip's final instructions, received less than three weeks before sailing, included the requirement to colonise Norfolk Island to prevent it falling into the hands of France, whose naval leaders were also showing interest in the Pacific.

He received a full pardon from Governor John A. Dix six years later.

In the 1816 presidential election, he received 22 electoral votes for Vice President as the running mate of Federalist Rufus King, losing to James Monroe and Governor Daniel Tompkins.

According to an historical narrative on the event titled " Chief Left Hand ", by Margaret Coel, contributing factors that led to the massacre were: Governor Evans ' desire to hold title to the resource rich Denver-Boulder area ; government trust officials ' avoidance of Chief Left Hand ( a linguistically gifted Southern Arapaho chief ), when executing a legal treaty that transferred title of the area away from Indian Trust ; a local cavalry stretched thin by the demands of the Civil War ; the hijacking of their supplies by a few stray Indian warriors who had lost respect for their chiefs and followers of Chief Left Hand ( including a group of Cheyenne and Arapaho elders, a few well behaved warriors, and mostly women and children ), who had received a message to report to Fort Lyon with the promise of safety and food at the Fort, or risk being considered " hostile " and ordered killed by the cavalry.

He served as the 31st Governor of Illinois, and received the Democratic Party's nomination for president in 1952 and 1956 ; both times he was defeated by Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Her next major award came in 1993 when she was received the Canadian Governor General's Award for Fiction in French for Cantique des Plaines ( 1993 ).

Timothy Findley received a Governor General's Award, the Canadian Authors Association Award, an ACTRA Award, the Order of Ontario, the Ontario Trillium Award, and in 1985 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.

The Stone Diaries ( 1993 ) won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the 1993 Governor General's Award, the only book to have ever received both awards.

Berton served as the Chancellor of Yukon College and, along with numerous honorary degrees, received over 30 literary awards such as the Governor General's Award for Creative Non-Fiction ( three times ), the Stephen Leacock Medal of Humour, and the Gabrielle Léger Award for Lifetime Achievement in Heritage Conservation.

DPZ ’ s projects have received numerous awards, including two National AIA Awards, the Thomas Jefferson Award, the Vincent Scully Prize and two Governor ’ s Urban Design Awards for Excellence.

In 1663 the colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations received its Royal Charter and Benedict Arnold ( 1615 – 1678 ) was elected its first Governor at Newport.

In 1532, Alvarado received a Royal Cedula naming him Governor of the Province of Honduras, which at that time consisted of a single settlement of Spaniards in Trujillo, but he declined to act on it.

He received an order from the Governor of South Carolina, to execute any blacks suspected of carrying provisions or gathering intelligence for the enemy " agreeable to the laws of this State ".

On April 30, 1807, he defeated the incumbent Governor Morgan LewisTompkins received 35, 074 votes, Lewis 30, 989 – and remained in office as Governor of New York until 1817.

Attempting to unseat the incumbent DeWitt Clinton, he ran in April 1820, as a sitting vice president, for Governor of New York and lostClinton received 47, 447 votes, Tompkins 45, 900.

Hence Dino Rossi was the clear winner 65 % to Governor Christine Gregoire's 35 %; Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers received 78. 1 % of the county's vote ; Sam Reed received 74. 64 % for Washington state Secretary of State ; and Rob McKenna received 75. 43 % for Attorney General.

Conversely, even though nearly 60 percent of voters selected the Democratic Governor Gary Locke in 2000, in 2004 the Democratic gubernatorial nominee Christine Gregoire received only 41 percent of the vote.