Lord Ashley (Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury)

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Lord Ashley (Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury) was a prominent 19th-century British politician and social reformer renowned for his campaigns to improve working conditions and protect children and the poor.

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instanceOf British politician
human
member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
member of the House of Lords
social reformer
advocatedFor improved conditions for the mentally ill
improved housing for the urban poor
limiting working hours for women and children in factories
prohibition of employing women and children underground in mines
birthDate 1801-04-28
birthPlace 24 Grosvenor Square, London
London
linked to: London, England
chairpersonOf London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews
Lunacy Commission
Ragged School Union
Society for the Suppression of Climbing Boys
commemoratedBy Eros statue at Piccadilly Circus
linked to: statue of Eros

Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1885-10-01
deathPlace London
linked to: London, England
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Harrow School
era Victorian era
familyName Ashley-Cooper
father Cropley Ashley-Cooper, 6th Earl of Shaftesbury
givenName Anthony
honouredIn statue at Piccadilly Circus, London
knownFor child labour reform
factory reform
housing reform
lunacy law reform
social reform
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
Tory Party
mother Lady Anne Spencer
movement Evangelical social reform
name Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
Lord Ashley
nobleTitle 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
numberOfChildren 10
positionHeld Chief Secretary for Ireland
Lord Lieutenant of Dorset
Lord of the Admiralty
Member of Parliament for Bath
Member of Parliament for Dorchester
Member of Parliament for Woodstock
religion Evangelical Anglicanism
sponsored Lunacy Act 1845
Mines and Collieries Act 1842
linked to: Mines Act 1842

Ten Hours Act 1847
spouse Lady Emily Cowper
supported Factory Acts
linked to: Factory Act

Ten Hours Act 1847
workLocation London
linked to: London, England

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Canterbury Association hasMember Lord Ashley (Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury)