Grandson of the 1st earl of Shaftesbury, he received his early education from John Locke. 沙夫茨伯里伯爵第一之孙，洛克指导过他早期的教育。
On the evening before the Earl of Essex was to be put to death, the Countess of Shrewsbury visited his lordship in the prison-room of London Tower. 在埃塞克斯伯爵就要被处决的前一天晚上，施鲁斯伯里伯爵夫人到伦敦塔的牢房里探望爵爷大人。
