Cropley Ashley-Cooper, 6th Earl of Shaftesbury, was born 21 December 1768 to Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury (1711-1771) and Mary Bouverie (1730-1804) and died 2 June 1851 of unspecified causes. He married Anne Spencer (1773-1865) 1796 .
Cropley Ashley-Cooper, 6th Earl of Shaftesbury (21 December 1768-2 June 1851), styled The Honourable Cropley Ashley-Cooper until 1811, was a British politician. He was the father of the social reformer Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury.
Background
Shaftesbury was a younger son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury, by his second wife the Hon. Mary, daughter of Jacob Bouverie, 1st Viscount Folkestone.[1]
Political career
Shaftesbury was elected Member of Parliament for Dorchester in 1790, a seat he held until 1811.[2] The latter year he succeeded his elder brother in the earldom and entered the House of Lords, in which he served as Chairman of Committees.[3]
Family
Lord Shaftesbury married Lady Anne, daughter of George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough, in 1796.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Harriet Anne Ashley-Cooper (1798-1868) | 15 September 1798 | 25 March 1868 | Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry (1803-1873) |
| Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885) | 28 April 1801 Mayfair, Greater London, England, United Kingdom | 1 October 1885 Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom | Emily Caroline Catherine Frances Cowper (1810-1872) |
Lord Shaftesbury died in June 1851, aged 82, and was succeeded in the earldom by his son, Anthony, the noted social reformer. Lady Shaftesbury died in August 1865, aged 91.[4]
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Shaftesbury
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George Damer |
Member of Parliament for Dorchester 1790 With: Hon. George Damer |
Succeeded by Hon. George Damer |
| Preceded by Hon. George Damer |
Member of Parliament for Dorchester 1791–1801 With: Francis Fane |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Member of Parliament for Dorchester 1801–1811 With: Francis Fane 1801–1807 Robert Williams 1807–1811 |
Succeeded by Robert Williams |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Joseph Hunt |
Clerk of the Deliveries of the Ordnance 1804–1806 |
Succeeded by James Martin Lloyd |
| Preceded by James Martin Lloyd |
Clerk of the Deliveries of the Ordnance 1807 |
Succeeded by Thomas Thoroton |
| Preceded by Hon. William Wellesley-Pole |
Clerk of the Ordnance 1807–1811 |
Succeeded by Robert Plumer Ward |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Anthony Ashley-Cooper |
Earl of Shaftesbury 1811–1851 |
Succeeded by Anthony Ashley-Cooper |
Footnotes (including sources)
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