Complex sentence: He then traveled for two years in Europe, and on his return, having inherited a good estate from his father, he entered on the life of a Virginia planter, interesting himself also in politics and serving for a time in the Virginia General Assembly.
Split into simpler sentences: He then traveled for two years in Europe, and on his return, having inherited a good estate from his father, he entered on the life of a Virginia planter. He also interesting himself in politics and serving for a time in the Virginia General Assembly.