# General Shirley — The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin character guide

> General Shirley in The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Shirley

**First appearance:** 0019-xvi-braddock-s-expedition

## Who they are

British governor of Massachusetts and commander during the war.

## In the story

### [Albany Plan of Union](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/franklin_autobiography_se/chapters/xiv-albany-plan-of-union)

Governor of Massachusetts with whom Franklin had conversation about the plans in Boston.

### [XVI: Braddock’s Expedition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/franklin_autobiography_se/chapters/xvi-braddock-s-expedition)

Appoints commissioners to examine claims and orders payment for the lost wagons and horses, relieving Franklin from financial ruin.

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