Background
He was the son of Washington Sewallis Shirley, 9th Earl Ferrers and Lady Augusta Annabella Chichester.
justice lieutenant of Derbyshire
He was the son of Washington Sewallis Shirley, 9th Earl Ferrers and Lady Augusta Annabella Chichester.
Ferrers was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took a Bachelor of Arts in 1867 and an Master of Arts
In 1871. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Derbyshire and, on 8 February 1869, of Staffordshire. Ferrers was also commissioned a lieutenant in the Staffordshire Yeomanry cavalry on 8 February 1868. He resigned his commission in 1871.
He was invested as a Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (KStJ) and was Justice of the Peace (Justice of the Peace) for Derbyshire.
He was succeeded by Walter Shirley, 11th Earl Ferrers.