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British Tory politician, philanthropist, and social reformer
- Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury KG (28 April 1801 – 1 October 1885), styled Lord Ashley from 1811 to 1851, was a British Tory politician, philanthropist, and social reformer.
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Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury KG (28 April 1801 – 1 October 1885), styled Lord Ashley from 1811 to 1851, was a British Tory politician, philanthropist, and social reformer. He was the eldest son of the 6th Earl of Shaftesbury and Lady Anne Spencer (daughter of the 4th Duke of Marlborough ), and elder brother of Henry Ashley, MP .
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th earl of Shaftesbury (born April 28, 1801, London, England—died October 1, 1885, Folkestone, Kent) was one of the most effective social and industrial reformers in 19th-century England.
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Anthony Ashley Cooper opened people's eyes to the oppression of the weakest and poorest among them and led the way to easing their misery. Here we explore the legacy of this Victorian social reformer.
Near the west door of Westminster Abbey is a statue to politician and philanthropist Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. It was unveiled on 1st October 1888 and is by the sculptor Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm.
The English social reformer and philanthropist Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885), was a leading exponent in Victorian England of reform of a multitude of social evils.
nthony Ashley Cooper, seventh Earl of Shaftesbury, philanthropist, was the eldest son of the sixth earl, and of Anne, fourth daughter of the third Duke of Marlborough.
Feb 24, 2023 · Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885) was a British philanthropist, social reformer, and politician. He campaigned for better working conditions, education, and the limitation of child labor, as well as supported the Zionist movement and YMCA.
