Anthony Ashley Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf noble title
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkb:Lord_Lieutenant_of_Dorset
gptkb:Chairman_of_the_National_Society_for_the_Prevention_of_Cruelty_to_Children
founder_of_the_Church_of_England_Temperance_Society
founder_of_the_Ragged_Schools_Union
founder_of_the_Shaftesbury_Society
founder_of_the_Society_for_the_Protection_of_Ancient_Buildings
founder_of_the_National_Society_for_the_Prevention_of_Cruelty_to_Children
gptkbp:birthDate 1801-04-24
gptkbp:children gptkb:Lord_Shaftesbury
gptkb:Lady_Beatrix_Ashley-Cooper
gptkb:Lord_Ashley
gptkb:Lady_Anne_Ashley-Cooper
gptkb:Lady_Margaret_Ashley-Cooper
gptkbp:deathDate 1885-10-01
gptkbp:education gptkb:Christ_Church,_Oxford
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Anthony_Ashley_Cooper
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anthony Ashley Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury
gptkbp:knownFor education reform
philanthropy
social reform
advocacy for women's rights
mental health reform
advocacy for the poor
housing reform
child labor laws
public health reform
advocacy for the disabled
factory reform
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Children's_Employment_Commission
Public Health Act 1848
Factory Act 1833
Education Act 1870
Mines Act 1842
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Anthony_Ashley_Cooper,_7th_Earl_of_Shaftesbury
gptkbp:religion Anglicanism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:St._Giles_House,_Dorset
Shaftesbury_Avenue,_London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Emily_Frances_Ashley-Cooper
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Anthony_Ashley_Cooper,_9th_Earl_of_Shaftesbury
gptkbp:title gptkb:Earl_of_Shaftesbury