Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury: References & Edit History
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K.H.D. Haley, The First Earl of Shaftesbury (1968), is an attempt to demonstrate a consistency of political outlook throughout Shaftesbury’s various changes in his career. An earlier biography is Louise Fargo Brown, The First Earl of Shaftesbury (1933). Hester Chapman, Four Fine Gentlemen (1977), includes a vivid, well-researched short biography of Shaftesbury.
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| Anniversary information added. | Jan 17, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 18, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 08, 2024 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury. | Jan 11, 2018 | ||
| Added photograph. | Dec 21, 2012 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Victorian Web - Biography of Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury. | Nov 04, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury. | Nov 04, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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