Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury
English peer and Member of Parliament (1652-1699)
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Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury (16 January 1652 – 2 November 1699), known as Lord Ashley from 1672 to 1683, was an English peer and Member of Parliament.
Thomas Browne
Michael Harvey
Sir John Morton
The Earl of Shaftesbury | |
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The 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury | |
| Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis | |
| In office 1670–1679 Serving with Bullen Reymes (1670–1673) Winston Churchill (1670–1679) Sir John Coventry (1670–1679) John Man (1673–1679) Thomas Browne (1679) Michael Harvey (1679) | |
| Preceded by | Sir William Penn Bullen Reymes Winston Churchill Sir John Coventry |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Coventry Thomas Browne Michael Harvey Sir John Morton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1652 |
| Died | 2 November 1699 (aged 47) |
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| Relatives | John Manners (father-in-law) Anthony Ashley-Cooper (son) Maurice Ashley-Cooper (son) |
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.
External links
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