Shaftesbury

American  

[shafts-buh-ree, shahfts-] / ˈʃæfts bə ri, ˈʃɑfts- /

noun

1. Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of, 1621–83, English statesman.

2. Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of, 1671–1713, English moral philosopher (grandson of Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury).

3. Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of, 1801–85, English philanthropist.

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Shaftesbury British  

/ ˈʃɑːftsbərɪ, -brɪ /

noun

1. 1st Earl of, title of Anthony Ashley Cooper. 1621–83, English statesman, a major figure in the Whig opposition to Charles II

2. 7th Earl of, title of Anthony Ashley Cooper. 1801–85, English evangelical churchman and social reformer. He promoted measures to improve conditions in mines (1842), factories (1833; 1847; 1850), and schools

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Shaftesbury

However, in 2004, The Drinker, a subversive take on Rodin's The Thinker, was taken from Shaftesbury Avenue before being returned a decade later.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

A handful of companies which were granted licenses in 2021 pay a fee to the owner of the lough bed, the Earl of Shaftesbury, for every tonne they extract.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

News of the 28-year-old's signing for the West country club in December created such a buzz that the Bears moved this fixture from their usual ground of Shaftesbury Park to Ashton Gate.

From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2025

Mawer, 58, from Shaftesbury in southwestern England, had been based in Mozambique for 18 months, managing the building of camps for workers involved in a nearby natural gas project.

From Barron's

The “secondary desires” of Hutcheson are closely related to the “reflex affections” of Shaftesbury.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky

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