Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, was a remarkable an liberal politician in the 17th century, being one of the eight original proprietors of Carolina. He was also a wealthy businessman, participating in the Hudson Bay Company. He played a major role in the settlement in Carolina, as he had interests related to the sugar trade and he was a remarkably influential politician, since he opposed the religious fundamentalism and also, he was the author of the Habeas Corpus Law in England which was later implemented in the United States, a Law which prohibits authorities to keep a prisoner for a certain period of time without a trial.
As a conclusion, a statment that can summarize the role Lod Ashley regarding the settlement in Carolina, is that he was a businessman with deep economic interests in developing the colony under a liberal approach.
