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Also Known As Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th earl of Shaftesbury, Baron Cooper of Pawlett, Baron Ashley of Wimborne St. Giles
Born April 28, 1801 • London • England
Died October 1, 1885 (aged 84) • Folkestone • England
Title / Office House of Lords (1851-1885), United Kingdom

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Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th earl of Shaftesbury, oil painting by George Frederic Watts, 1862; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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