æz sˈɛkənd ænd ðˈʌs nˈɑːnɪnhˈɛɹɪɾɪŋ sˈʌn, hiː wɛnt tə lˈʌndən tə mˌeɪk hɪz ˈoʊn fˈɔːɹtʃʊn, bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ɐ mˈɜːtʃənt, ɐn ˌɛmpˈiː, ænd lˈeɪɾɚ lˈɔːɹd mˈeɪɚ ænd ˈɔːldɚmən ʌv lˈʌndən.
As second (and thus non-inheriting) son, he went to London to make his own fortune, becoming a merchant, an MP, and later Lord Mayor and Alderman of London.