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Shaftes·bur·y (sh

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), First Earl of. Title of Anthony Ashley Cooper. 1621-1683.

English politician. Originally a Royalist, he later opposed Charles II in the English Civil War and is considered the founder of the Whig Party.

Shaftesbury [ˈʃɑːftsbərɪ -brɪ]

1. (Biographies / Shaftesbury, 1st Earl of (1621-1683) M, English, POLITICS: statesman) 1st Earl of, title of Anthony Ashley Cooper. 1621-83, English statesman, a major figure in the Whig opposition to Charles II

2. (Biographies / Shaftesbury, 7th Earl of (1801-1885) M, English, RELIGION: churchman, SOCIAL SCIENCE: social reformer) 7th Earl of, title of Anthony Ashley Cooper. 1801-85, English evangelical churchman and social reformer. He promoted measures to improve conditions in mines (1842), factories (1833; 1847; 1850), and schools

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