Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury
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The 9th Earl of Shaftesbury
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| Born | Anthony Ashley-Cooper 31 August 1869 England |
| Died | 25 March 1961 (aged 91) England |
| Resting place | Parish Church at Wimborne St Giles |
| Title | 9th Earl of Shaftesbury |
| Tenure | 13 April 1886 – 25 March 1961 |
| Other titles | Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, Baron Cooper of Pawlett |
| Known for | Philanthropy |
| Years active | 1886–1961 |
| Nationality | English |
| Residence | Nice, France; St Giles House in Wimborne St Giles |
| Locality | Nice, France; Dorset, England; Northern Ireland |
| Wars and battles | First World War 1914–18 |
| Offices |
Lord Steward Lord Chamberlain Lord Mayor of Belfast |
| Predecessor | Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury |
| Successor | Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Constance Sibell Grosvenor (1899–1957) |
| Issue |
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Lord Ashley Lady Mary Sibell Ashley-Cooper Lady Dorothea Louise Ashley-Cooper Major Hon Anthony John Percy Hugh Michael Ashley-Cooper |
| Parents |
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury Lady Harriet Augusta Anna Seymourina Chichester |
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury KP GCVO CBE PC (31 August 1869 – 25 March 1961), was the son of the 8th Earl of Shaftesbury and Lady Harriet Augusta Anna Seymourina Chichester (1836 – 14 April 1898), the daughter of the 3rd Marquess of Donegall and Lady Harriet Anne Butler.
Lord Shaftesbury was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 10th Hussars in 1890, promoted to lieutenant in 1891, and to captain in 1898. From 1895-1899 he served as an Aide-de-camp to the Governor of Victoria. He retired from the regular army in 1899, but continued as a captain of the reserve in the Dorset Imperial Yeomanry. On 12 March 1902 he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel commanding the North of Ireland Imperial Yeomanry. On 1 January 1913 he was promoted colonel in the Territorial Force and appointed to command the 1st South Western Mounted Brigade; he was granted the temporary rank of brigadier-general on the outbreak of war in 1914. Shaftesbury served through the First World War from 1914 to 1918, and relinquished his appointment as a brigade commander on 1 March 1919, when he was granted the honorary rank of brigadier-general.
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