Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl Of Shaftesbury
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 341 years ago |
Date of birth | July 22,1621 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Wimborne Saint Giles |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | January 21,1683 |
Died | Amsterdam |
Netherlands | |
Party | Whigs |
Children | Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury |
Cecil Ashley-Cooper | |
Job | Judge |
Politician | |
Education | Exeter College |
Current partner | Margaret Spencer |
Lady Frances Cecil | |
Margaret Coventry | |
Grandchildren | Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury |
Maurice Ashley | |
Lady Elizabeth Ashley-Cooper | |
Books | A letter from a person of quality, to his friend in the country |
The Shaftesbury Papers | |
A Genuine And Faithfull Account Of The Sufferings, Of W. Houlbrook. To Which Is Added, A Learned Speech Made By A Worthy Member Of Parliament [a.a. Co | |
Two seasonable discourses concerning this present Parliament | |
Delenda Est Carthago, Or the Lord Chancellor Shaftsbury's Speeches in Parliament about the Second War with the Dutch in 1672, And 1673 | |
Parents | Sir John Cooper, 1st Baronet |
Anne Ashley | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1347424 |
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl Of Shaftesbury Life story
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury PC, FRS, was an English statesman and peer. He held senior political office under both the Commonwealth of England and Charles II, serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1661 to 1672 and Lord Chancellor from 1672 to 1673.