Laurence Shirley, fourth Earl Ferrers (1720-1760)
After inheriting the title from a mad uncle in 1745, he demonstrated his own mental
instability by murdering a servant, for which he was hung. He was a cousin of the Methodist
Selina Hastings.
After inheriting the title from a mad uncle in 1745, he demonstrated his own mental
instability by murdering a servant, for which he was hung. He was a cousin of the Methodist
Selina Hastings.