Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury
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Predecessor | The 7th Earl of Shaftesbury |
Successor | The 9th Earl of Shaftesbury |
Born | Anthony Ashley-Cooper 27 June 1831 England |
Died | 13 April 1886 Regent Street, Westminster | (aged 54)
Cause of death | Suicide by revolver |
Nationality | English |
Spouse(s) | Lady Harriet Chichester |
Issue | Six children (five girls and one boy) |
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury
Career
He was commissioned a
On 7 June 1858, he was commissioned a lieutenant in the Antrim Royal Rifle Regiment of Militia.
On 7 September 1860, he was promoted to a captaincy in the Antrim Militia,[12] which he resigned in early 1862.[13] He resigned his commission in the London Irish Rifles on 1 April 1863.[14] On 6 February 1862, he was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel of the Dorset Militia,[15] a position he held until 1 June 1872.[16]
On 12 May 1875, he was appointed
Family
Lord Shaftesbury married Lady Harriet Augusta Anna Seymourina Chichester (d. 14 April 1898), only daughter (and only surviving child) of The 3rd Marquess of Donegall, on 22 August 1857. They had six children:
- Lady Margaret Ashley-Cooper (1858–1931), married Captain Theophilus Levett, son of Theophilus John Levett MP.
- Lady Evelyn Ashley-Cooper (1865–1931), married firstly The 2nd Baron Magheramorne, and secondly Captain Hugo Baring (sixth son of The 1st Baron Revelstoke)
- Lady Mildred Ashley-Cooper (1867–1958), married George Allsopp.
- Lady Violet Ashley-Cooper (1868–1938), married The 12th Earl of Mar.
- Earl Grosvenor, eldest son of The 1st Duke of Westminster
- Sir Edward Elgarand his wife
In his father's lifetime, as Lord Ashley, he was a disappointing heir apparent, constantly running up debts with his extravagant wife.[19]
Death
Lord Shaftesbury committed suicide, on 13 April 1886, six months after succeeding to the title. He shot himself with a revolver while in a cab in Regent Street, London.[20]
References
- ^ "No. 21910". The London Gazette. 5 August 1856. p. 2712.
- ^ "No. 21962". The London Gazette. 27 January 1857. p. 278.
- ^ "No. 21968". The London Gazette. 17 February 1857. p. 540.
- ^ "No. 22253". The London Gazette. 22 April 1859. p. 1663.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
- ISBN 978-0-8131-1924-3.
- ^ "No. 6821". The Edinburgh Gazette. 9 July 1858. p. 1295.
- ^ "No. 22369". The London Gazette. 23 March 1860. p. 1174.
- ^ "No. 22422". The London Gazette. 14 September 1860. p. 3370.
- ^ "No. 22431". The London Gazette. 5 October 1860. p. 3590.
- ^ "No. 7058". The Edinburgh Gazette. 16 October 1860. p. 1254.
- ^ "No. 7231". The Edinburgh Gazette. 13 June 1862. p. 998.
- ^ "No. 22725". The London Gazette. 10 April 1863. p. 1971.
- ^ "No. 22422". The London Gazette. 14 September 1860. p. 3370.
- ^ "No. 23863". The London Gazette. 31 May 1872. p. 2577.
- ^ "No. 24208". The London Gazette. 14 May 1875. p. 2627.
- ^ "No. 24853". The London Gazette. 8 June 1880. p. 3371.
- ^ Geoffrey B. A. M. Finlayson. The Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury, 1801–1885 Published by Regent College Publishing, 2004
ISBN 978-1-57383-314-1, 640 pages, p. 501 in particular refers to the future 8th Earl's debts, but there are other references. Page 500 refers to the birth of the future 9th Earl in 1869.
- ^ "Shocking Occurrence in London. Suicide of Lord Shaftsbury". The Cornishman. No. 404. 15 April 1886. p. 8.