Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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English politician and Earl
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About Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury
- Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury Bt (16 January 1652 – 2 November 1699), known as Lord Ashley from 1672 to 1683, was an English peer and Member of Parliament. 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.
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