Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury (16 January 1652 – 2 November 1699), known as Lord Ashley from 1672 to 1683, was an English peer and Member of Parliament.
Shaftesbury was the son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, and Lady Frances Cecil. He was elected to the House of Commons for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in 1673, a seat he held until 1679. In 1683 he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords.
Lord Shaftesbury married Lady Dorothy Manners, daughter of John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland, in 1669. He died in November 1699, aged 47, and was succeeded in his titles by his son Anthony, who became a noted philosopher and writer.
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by Sir William Penn Bullen Reymes Winston Churchill Sir John Coventry |
Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis with Bullen Reymes 1670–1673 Winston Churchill 1670–1679 Sir John Coventry 1670–1679 John Man 1673–1679 Thomas Browne 1679 Michael Harvey 1679 1670 – 1679 |
Succeeded by Sir John Coventry Thomas Browne Michael Harvey Sir John Morton |
| Military offices | ||
| Vacant
Title last held by
Bullen Reymes |
Vice-Admiral of Dorset 1679–1699 |
Succeeded by Thomas Strangways |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Anthony Ashley-Cooper |
Earl of Shaftesbury 1670 – 1699 |
Succeeded by Anthony Ashley-Cooper |