▁is ▁probably ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁L ords ▁Prop ri et ors ▁of ▁the ▁Carolina ▁colon ies . ▁Sh aft es bury ▁not ▁only ▁had ▁his ▁hold ings ▁in ▁Carolina , ▁but ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁part ▁owner ▁of ▁a ▁sugar ▁plant ation ▁on ▁Barb ados , ▁and ▁a ▁share holder ▁in ▁the ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company . ▁ ▁As ▁Charles ▁II ▁grew ▁more ▁absolute ▁in ▁his ▁rule , ▁and ▁as ▁Protest ant ism ▁faced ▁ext inction ▁in ▁England ▁if ▁Charles ' ▁Catholic ▁brother , ▁James ▁II , ▁should ▁succeed ▁him , ▁Sh aft es bury ▁opposed ▁the ▁growing ▁political ▁and ▁religious ▁absol ut ism ▁he ▁saw ▁approaching , ▁fell ▁out ▁of ▁Charles ' ▁favor , ▁was ▁ex iled ▁to ▁Holland ▁and ▁died ▁there ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁January ▁ 1 6 8 3 . ▁ ▁Su cc ession ▁of ▁own ers ▁of ▁St ▁G iles ▁House ▁ ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley - Co oper , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh aft es bury ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁and ▁names ake , ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley - Co oper , ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh aft es bury . ▁He ▁inherited ▁St ▁G iles ▁House ▁and ▁the ▁Sh aft es bury ▁Est ate ▁and ▁hold ings . ▁He ▁also ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁peer age , ▁inher iting ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh aft es bury . ▁He ▁represented ▁Mel com be ▁Reg is ▁and ▁We ym outh ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons . ▁His ▁son ,