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Anthony Ashley-Cooper, the 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, was a British Tory politician, philanthropist and social reformer. As a politician he spent many years working to improve the care of the insane in asylums. He introduced an act which ensured that children working in textile industries were aged nine and above, and supported reducing the number of hours employees worked, which eventually led to the Ten Hours Act passed in in 1847. He also did much to prohibit the employment of women and children in coal mines and boys working as chimney sweeps.
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, the 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, was a British Tory politician, philanthropist and social reformer. As a politician he spent many years working to improve the care of the insane in asylums. He introduced an act which ensured that children working in textile industries were aged nine and above, and supported reducing the number of hours employees worked, which eventually led to the Ten Hours Act passed in in 1847. He also did much to prohibit the employment of women and children in coal mines and boys working as chimney sweeps.
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| Title: | Letter from Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury |
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| Description: | The Earl of Shaftesbury writes to Sampson Low regarding Harriet Beecher Stowe who had been taken ill. |
| Address: | Schwalbach, Germany |
| Letter dated: | 05-09-1854 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 2, 3 pages ; black edging indicating mourning stationery. Some minor glue seepage. |
| Types of letter: | Personal; Comments about another client, author, artist or work etc. |
| Letter note: | This letter has a related note written by the Reverend Frederick William Low who compiled the volumes in c.1913: "Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, born April 28th, 1801, died Oct: 1. 1885. Well known for his philanthropic efforts for the amelioration of the condition of the working class." |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery London. Anthony Ashley-Cooper 7th Earl of Shaftesbury by Elliott & Fry albumen carte-de-visite 1870s Given by Terence Pepper 2014 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_171 |
