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Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Anthony Ashley Cooper, Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury

British politician (1801-1885).

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Place of Birth

London

Place of Death

Folkestone

Country of Citizenship

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Date of Birth

4/28/1801

Date of Death

10/1/1885

Educated At

Christ Church
Harrow School

Instance Of

Human

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Position Held

12 items
Member of the House of Lords
(6/2/1851 - 10/1/1885)
End Cause
:
Death in Office
Start Time
: 6/2/1851
End Time
: 10/1/1885
Member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(7/29/1847 - 6/2/1851)
End Cause
:
Succession to a Peerage
Elected In
:
1847 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Bath
Parliamentary Term
:
15th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Start Time
: 7/29/1847
End Time
: 6/2/1851
Member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(6/29/1841 - 1/31/1846)
End Cause
:
Resignation
Elected In
:
1841 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Dorset
Parliamentary Term
:
14th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Start Time
: 6/29/1841
End Time
: 1/31/1846
Member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(7/24/1837 - 6/23/1841)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Elected In
:
1837 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Dorset
Parliamentary Term
:
13th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Start Time
: 7/24/1837
End Time
: 6/23/1841
Member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(1/6/1835 - 7/17/1837)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Elected In
:
1835 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Dorset
Parliamentary Term
:
12th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Start Time
: 1/6/1835
End Time
: 7/17/1837
Member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(12/10/1832 - 12/29/1834)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Elected In
:
1832 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Dorset
Parliamentary Term
:
11th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Start Time
: 12/10/1832
End Time
: 12/29/1834
Member of the 10th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(4/28/1831 - 9/29/1831)
Elected In
:
1831 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Dorchester
Parliamentary Term
:
10th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Start Time
: 4/28/1831
End Time
: 9/29/1831
Member of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(6/7/1826 - 7/24/1830)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Elected In
:
1826 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Woodstock
Parliamentary Term
:
8th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Start Time
: 6/7/1826
End Time
: 7/24/1830
Member of the 9th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(7/29/1830 - 4/23/1831)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Elected In
:
1830 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Dorchester
Parliamentary Term
:
9th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Start Time
: 7/29/1830
End Time
: 4/23/1831
Member of the 10th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(9/30/1831 - 12/3/1832)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Elected In
:
UK Parliamentary By-Election
Electoral District
:
Dorset
Start Time
: 9/30/1831
End Time
: 12/3/1832
President of the Royal Statistical Society
(1843 - 1845)
Series Ordinal
:6
Replaces
:
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
Replaced By
:
Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon
Start Time
: 1843
End Time
: 1845
Lord Lieutenant of Dorset
(6/4/1856 - 10/1/1885)
Start Time
: 6/4/1856
End Time
: 10/1/1885

Occupation

Politician
Statistician
Aristocrat

Given Name

Anthony

Member of Political Party

Tories

Described by Source

Nordisk Familjebok
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Cooper, Anthony Ashley (1801-1885) (DNB00)
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24511469
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q104882747
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl Of
Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Cooper, Anthony Ashley, Baron Ashley
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, seventh Earl of

Member Of

Royal Statistical Society

Father

Cropley Ashley-Cooper, 6th Earl of Shaftesbury

Child

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury
Date of Birth
: 1831
Evelyn Ashley
Lady Victoria Elizabeth Ashley-Cooper
Anthony Lionel George Ashley-Cooper
Anthony Cecil Ashley-Cooper

Noble Title

Earl of Shaftesbury
(1851 - 1885)
Series Ordinal
:7
Follows
:
Cropley Ashley-Cooper, 6th Earl of Shaftesbury
Followed By
:
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury
Start Time
: 1851
End Time
: 1885

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Commons Gallery

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Work Location

London

Name in Native Language

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Sibling

Anthony Henry Ashley-Cooper
Anthony William Ashley-Cooper

Sex or Gender

Male

Mother

Lady Anne Spencer

Spouse

Emily Ashley-Cooper, Countess of Shaftesbury
(6/10/1830 - )
Start Time
: 6/10/1830

Award Received

Order of the Garter

Candidacy in Election

1847 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Bath
Member of Political Party
:
Conservative Party
Votes Received
: 1,278
Ranking
: 1
1832 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Dorset
1835 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Dorset
1837 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Dorset
1841 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Dorset
1826 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Woodstock
Ranking
: 1
1831 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Dorchester
Ranking
: 1

Depicted By

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Family Name

Ashley-Cooper
Cooper

Place of Burial

Church of St Giles, Wimborne St Giles

Different From

Anthony Ashley-Cooper
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