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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)

FieldValue
nameAnthony Ashley-Cooper
honorific_suffix2nd Earl of Shaftesbury Bt
image2ndEarlOfShaftesbury.jpg
captionThe 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury
birth_date
death_date
fatherAnthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
motherLady Frances Cecil
spouse
relativesJohn Manners (father-in-law)
Anthony Ashley-Cooper (son)
Maurice Ashley-Cooper (son)
officeMember of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
term_start1670
term_end1679
alongsideBullen Reymes (1670–1673)
Winston Churchill (1670–1679)
Sir John Coventry (1670–1679)
John Man (1673–1679)
Thomas Browne (1679)
Michael Harvey (1679)
predecessorSir William Penn
Bullen Reymes
Winston Churchill
Sir John Coventry
successorSir 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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