William J. Locke

William John Locke, a British novelist, dramatist, and playwright, was born on 20 March 1863 in Cunningsbury St George, Christ Church, Demerara, British Guiana. He was the eldest son of John Locke, a bank manager, and Sarah Elizabeth Locke (née Johns). His family moved to Trinidad and Tobago in 1864, where Locke spent much of his early life. Locke's formal education began in England at the age of three.