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Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury

Anthony Ashley Cooper

English politician and founder of the Whig party (1621-1683).

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Member Of

Royal Society
 (8/5/1663 - )
Start Time
: 8/5/1663
Short Parliament

Date of Birth

7/22/1621

Date of Death

1/21/1683

Educated At

Exeter College

Instance Of

Human

Image

Place of Death

Amsterdam

Award Received

Fellow of the Royal Society

Given Name

Anthony

Country of Citizenship

Kingdom of England

Occupation

Politician
Judge
Writer

Position Held

12 items
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England
President of the Board of Trade
 (1672 - 1676)
Replaced By
:
John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater
Start Time
: 1672
End Time
: 1676
Chancellor of the Exchequer
 (5/13/1661 - 11/22/1672)
Replaced By
:
John Duncombe
Replaces
:
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
Start Time
: 5/13/1661
End Time
: 11/22/1672
Member of the April 1640 Parliament
Electoral District
:
Tewkesbury
Member of the Third Protectorate Parliament
Electoral District
:
Wiltshire
Member of the Second Protectorate Parliament
Electoral District
:
Wiltshire
Member of the First Protectorate Parliament
Electoral District
:
Wiltshire
Member of the 1653 Parliament
Electoral District
:
Wiltshire
Member of the April 1660 Parliament
Electoral District
:
Wiltshire
Lord President of the Council
 (4/21/1679 - 10/15/1679)
Replaced By
:
John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor
Start Time
: 4/21/1679
End Time
: 10/15/1679
Lord Chancellor
 (1672 - 1673)
Replaced By
:
Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham
Replaces
:
Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet, of Great Lever
Start Time
: 1672
End Time
: 1673
Lord Lieutenant of Dorset
 (1/20/1672 - 1674)
Start Time
: 1/20/1672
End Time
: 1674

Described by Source

Nordisk Familjebok
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Cooper, Anthony Ashley (1621-1683) (DNB00)
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24511463
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q104882744
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:Achit′ophel
Subject Named As
:Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of
Library of the World's Best Literature
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl Of

Child

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury
Cecil Ashley-Cooper

Father

Sir John Cooper, 1st Baronet

Place of Birth

Dorset

Sibling

George Cooper

Family Name

Cooper

Birth Name

Anthony Ashley Cooper

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Noble Title

Earl of Shaftesbury
 (4/23/1672 - )
Series Ordinal
:1
Start Time
: 4/23/1672

Sex or Gender

Male

Member of Political Party

Whigs

Writing Language

English

Name

Achitophel
Unnamed
:bug: P3938
Named After
:
Ahitophel

Mother

Anne Ashley

Spouse

Margaret Spencer
 (8/30/1655 - )
Series Ordinal
:3
Start Time
: 8/30/1655
Margaret Coventry
 (2/25/1639 - )
Series Ordinal
:1
Start Time
: 2/25/1639
Lady Frances Cecil
 (4/25/1650 - )
Series Ordinal
:2
Start Time
: 4/25/1650

Place of Burial

Church of St Giles, Wimborne St Giles

Different From

Anthony Ashley-Cooper

Depicted By

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
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