Henry Shirley (diplomat)
Henry Shirley may refer to: * Henry Shirley (dramatist) (died 1627), English dramatist, murdered by Sir Edward Bishopp, 2nd Baronet *Henry Shirley, 3rd Earl Ferrers (1691–1745), English nobleman and lunatic * Henry Shirley (diplomat) on List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Russia *Arthur Shirley (Henry Raymond Shirley, 1886–1967), Australian actor, writer, producer and director *Henry G. Shirley Henry Garnett Shirley (1874 – July 16, 1941) was Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Highways. He was a leader in national highway policy and oversaw the development of an extensive state highway system in Virginia. Early life Henry G ...

Henry Shirley (dramatist)
Henry Shirley (died 31 October 1627) was an English dramatist. He was the second son of Sir Thomas Shirley of Wiston, Sussex and his first wife, Frances Vavasour. Very little is known of Shirley's life other than his unfortunate death, which occurred in London at the Chancery Lane home of Sir Edward Bishopp, then a Member of Parliament for Steyning. Sir Edward was committed by the terms of a bequest to pay Shirley an annual annuity of £40 and the latter had called to collect it. Bishopp, reputedly drunk, attacked the unarmed playwright and ran him through with his sword. He then made his escape but was captured and sentenced to be burned on the hand. He was, however, later pardoned. Shirley was declared killed without descendants. Works Shirley wrote several pieces, but as almost all of them were not printed, their titles are only known thanks to their inscription in the Register of Booksellers on 9 September 1653. They include: *''The Spanish Duke of Lerma'' *''The Duke of ...
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Sir Edward Bishopp, 2nd Baronet
Sir Edward Bishopp, 2nd Baronet (1602 – April 1649) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1626 and in 1640. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Bishopp was the son of Sir Thomas Bishopp, 1st Baronet of Parham Park, Sussex, and his second wife Jane Weston, daughter of Sir Richard Weston of Sutton Surrey. He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford on 22 October 1619, aged 18 and was a student of the Inner Temple in 1620. He was knighted at Hampton Court on 18 December 1625 and succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1626. In 1626, he was elected Member of Parliament for Steyning. In 1627 he killed Henry Shirley the playwright when the latter called at his house to collect a £40 annual annuity that Bishopp was obliged to pay him under the terms of a bequest. After initially making his escape Bishopp was captured, charged with manslaughter and sentenced to be burnt on the hand. He was however later pardoned on conditio ...
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Henry Shirley, 3rd Earl Ferrers
Henry Shirley, 3rd Earl Ferrers (14 November 1691– 6 August 1745), known as Hon. Henry Shirley until 1729, was an English nobleman and lunatic. Shirley was the ninth, but second surviving, son of Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers. His mental disorder led his younger brother, Laurence, to obtain a commission of lunacy against him. However, Henry's condition improved, and he regained control of his estates in October 1730, the year after he succeeded his brother Washington as Earl Ferrers. While well enough to accept the offices of Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of Staffordshire in 1731, he again relapsed into insanity, although he was not removed from office until 1742. He was confined during the last years of his life and died in Kensington Gore in 1745 aged 53. He was succeeded by his nephew Laurence Laurence is an English and French given name (usually female in French and usually male in English). The English masculine name is a variant of Lawrence and it originates fr ...
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Henry Shirley (diplomat)
Henry Shirley may refer to: * Henry Shirley (dramatist) (died 1627), English dramatist, murdered by Sir Edward Bishopp, 2nd Baronet *Henry Shirley, 3rd Earl Ferrers (1691–1745), English nobleman and lunatic * Henry Shirley (diplomat) on List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Russia *Arthur Shirley (Henry Raymond Shirley, 1886–1967), Australian actor, writer, producer and director *Henry G. Shirley Henry Garnett Shirley (1874 – July 16, 1941) was Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Highways. He was a leader in national highway policy and oversaw the development of an extensive state highway system in Virginia. Early life Henry G ...

List Of Ambassadors Of The United Kingdom To Russia
The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Russia (Russian: Британский Посол в России) is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Russian Federation and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Russia. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Russian Federation. Between 1844 and 1860 the status of the head of mission in Saint Petersburg was reduced from Ambassador to Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. The capital of Russia, and later of the Soviet Union (from 1922 to 1991), moved to Moscow in 1918. List of heads of mission For the envoys to Russia from the Court of St James's before the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801, see List of ambassadors of the Kingdom of England to Russia (for the period until 1707) and List of ambassadors of Great Britain to Russia (for the years 1707 to 1800). Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary :1800-1801: ''Diplomatic Relations were su ...
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Arthur Shirley
Arthur Shirley (31 August 1886 – 24 November 1967) was an Australian actor, writer, producer, and director of theatre and film. He experienced some success as a film actor in Hollywood between 1914 and 1920. Biography Early life Born Henry Raymond Shirley in Hobart to civil servant Henry Shirley and Sarah Ann, ''née'' Morton, he was baptised Arthur and attended Catholic schools. He then worked for Tattersall's Lottery and as a junior solicitor's clerk, when at age sixteen he decided to join a semi-professional troupe of entertainers which toured Tasmania in a two horse caravan.Graham Shirley, 'Arthur Shirley of Sydney Australia', Shirley Family Association
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