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Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury
English peer and Member of Parliament (1652-1699)
English peer and Member of Parliament (1652-1699)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Anthony Ashley-Cooper |
| honorific_suffix | 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury Bt |
| image | 2ndEarlOfShaftesbury.jpg |
| caption | The 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury |
| birth_date | |
| death_date | |
| father | Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury |
| mother | Lady Frances Cecil |
| spouse | |
| relatives | John Manners (father-in-law) |
| Anthony Ashley-Cooper (son) | |
| Maurice Ashley-Cooper (son) | |
| office | Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis |
| term_start | 1670 |
| term_end | 1679 |
| alongside | Bullen Reymes (1670–1673) |
| Winston Churchill (1670–1679) | |
| Sir John Coventry (1670–1679) | |
| John Man (1673–1679) | |
| Thomas Browne (1679) | |
| Michael Harvey (1679) | |
| predecessor | Sir William Penn |
| Bullen Reymes | |
| Winston Churchill | |
| Sir John Coventry | |
| successor | Sir John Coventry |
| Thomas Browne | |
| Michael Harvey | |
| Sir John Morton |
Anthony Ashley-Cooper (son) Maurice Ashley-Cooper (son) Winston Churchill (1670–1679) Sir John Coventry (1670–1679) John Man (1673–1679) Thomas Browne (1679) Michael Harvey (1679) Bullen Reymes Winston Churchill Sir John Coventry Thomas Browne Michael Harvey Sir John Morton
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury Bt (16 January 1652 – 2 November 1699), known as Lord Ashley from 1672 to 1683, was an English peer and Member of Parliament.
Shaftesbury was the son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, and Lady Frances Cecil. He was elected to the House of Commons for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in 1673, a seat he held until 1679. In 1683 he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords.
Lord Shaftesbury married Lady Dorothy Manners, daughter of John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland, in 1669. He died in November 1699, aged 47, and was succeeded in his titles by his son Anthony, who became a noted philosopher and writer.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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