Locke was involved in colonial administration in several periods.From 1668 to 1671, the First Earl of Shaftesbury appointed Locke as the Secretary of the Lords Proprietors.

• 洛克本人曾经多次出任殖民地的管理要职，从1668年到1671年，洛克被梳士百利伯爵委任为卡罗来纳贵族领主的秘书长。