Methodist leader, born in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, C England, UK. In 1728 she married the Earl of Huntingdon, but was widowed in 1746. Joining the Methodists in 1739, she made Whitefield her chaplain, and assumed a leadership among his followers, who became known as the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion. She built a training school for ministers, and many chapels.
Shirley is the name of several places in the world:
in England: Shirley, Derbyshire Shirley, London in the London Borough of Croydon Shirley, Southampton, a district of Southampton Shirley, West Midlands in New Zealand: Shirley, New Zealand, a suburb of Christchurch in the USA: Shirley, Arkansas Shirley, Massachusetts Shirley, New York also Shirley's Bay, Canada There are in addition: Shirley, a novel by Charlotte Brontë Shirley Abicair, entertainer and writer Shirley Abrahamson, judge Shirley Babashoff, swimmer Shirley Bassey, singer Shirley Crabtree, British wrestler ("Big Daddy") Shirley MacLaine, actress Shirley Manson, singer, lead vocalist of the band Garbage Shirley Williams, British politician Steve Shirley, (Dame Stephanie Shirley), UK businesswomen as well as: Shirley & Company, a 1970s disco group Shirley the Loon, a fictional character in Tiny Toon Adventures Shirley's World, a 1971 sitcom| This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. |
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