Person:Anthony Ashley-Cooper (6)

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Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
b.28 Apr 1801
d.1 Oct 1885
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury1801 - 1885
  2. Lady Harriett Anne Ashley-Cooper - 1868
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury1801 - 1885
  • W.  Lady Emily Cowper1810 - 1872
  1. Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury1831 - 1886
  2. Evelyn Ashley1836 - 1907
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Facts and Events
Name Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
Gender Male
Birth[1] 28 Apr 1801
Marriage to Lady Emily Cowper
Death[1] 1 Oct 1885
Reference Number? Q333294?


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Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, (28 April 1801 – 1 October 1885[1]), styled Lord Ashley from 1811 to 1851, was a British politician, philanthropist, and social reformer. He was the eldest son of The 6th Earl of Shaftesbury and his wife, Lady Anne Spencer, daughter of The 4th Duke of Marlborough, and older brother of Henry Ashley, MP. As a social reformer who was called the "Poor Man's Earl", he campaigned for better working conditions, reform to lunacy laws, education and the limitation of child labour. He was also an early supporter of the Zionist movement and the YMCA and a leading figure in the evangelical movement in the Church of England.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
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