Background
He was born in 1723 in Street James, Westminster, the third son of Honorary
He was born in 1723 in Street James, Westminster, the third son of Honorary
Laurence Shirley. Robert Shirley, 7th Earl Ferrers (1756–1824)
Lawrence Rowland Ferrers (1757 – 5 February 1773), who appears as a youth in Joseph Wright"s painting, "A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery"
Washington Shirley, 8th Earl Ferrers (1760–1842)
On 4 July 1781, he was created a deputy lieutenant of Derbyshire.