Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-27
A PHILANTHROPIST.
Dsash or the Celebrated Earl OF shafiesbur'
In Hrs Eishu-Hftb Year.

In Hrs Eish,y-hftb Year.
A London special says: Anthony
Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury, is
dead. The Right Hon. Anthony Ash
developer, Earl of Shaftesbury, X.
g., was born in London, April %, 1901,
and was educated at Christ Church,
Oxford, where he obtained a first-class
in classics in 1922, graduated NJ. A. in
1882, and was created ID. G. l.. in ls4l.
He was returned as Lord Ashley, men,
Der for Woodstock in 1896, and sup
ported the governments OF Liver
pool and Canning, and in the
administration Of the Duke Of Yelling
ton was a commissioner Of the Board
OF Control. He was returned for Dor
chester in 1880, and for Dorsetshire in
1881. which county he represented till
February, 1916. lie was elected one
of the members for Bath in August,
lS47, and sat for that borough until he
succeeded his father in the peerage in
1851. lie was Lord Of the Admi-
f. ralty in the late Sir X. Peel's admins
tration in ls34-'35, and on the removal
from the House Of Commons Of the
late Mr.. Sadler took charge of the
ten-hours' bill. When Sir r. Peel
again took office, in l84l, Lord Ash
lev was invited to Join the admin
istration, but refused upon finding
that the Premier's views would not
permit him to support the ten-hours
bill. In public life his lordship acted
with great independence. The chief
object for which he has labored. in and
out of Parliament, was the improve
ment of the social condition Of the Ia
boring classes. His influence in the
Evangelical party within the Church OF
England was considerable. He was
president Of the Bible Society, the Pas
toral Aid Society, and the Society fol
the Conversion Of the Jews, and
was formerly president Of the Pro
testant Alliance. Lord Shaftesbury
clearly perceived, especially in the
case Of the young and the fee
BILE, that the law must inter
vene between the master and thu
servant. This principle led him, il
his younger days, as Lord Ashley, to
advocate the abolition Of boy-chimney.
sweeping. as it led him afterwards il
Parliament to endeavor to restrain tn,
employment Of young children by cir
cuses and shows in dangerous feats o
agility. The same principle induces
him 10 support the ten-hours bill, AM
he declined TO join Sir Robert Peel
Ministry in ls4l, because that states
man refused to lend his aid to the inca
sure. He started ragged schools" II
the school honest employment was added
for these poor lads were almost al
anxious to work IL they could get work
and as Lord Shaf,esbury observed tina
all the old shoeblacks had died out
and that NO one had taken their places
he determined to organize shoeblac
brigade, and very useful body the
are. In brief, wherever there was
worthy work to be done--a poverty
stricken, miserable class to be raise
into comfort and Christianity--Lor
Shaftssbury's name and aid were SUI
to DO given. One Of the latest Of II
good Earl's good works Was the estal
iishmsnt Of his model college, ne,
Chaplain Junction, for clerks, artisan
and laborers. The Earl Of Shafscsbul
was married in 1880 to Lady Emf
Cowper, eldest daughter Of the IF
Earl Cowper, and by her had four sol
and three daughters. The eldest SO
Lord Ashley, the heir 10 the earldom,
fay-thrse years Of age. He has new
been In public life. The second so
Hon. Anthony Evelyn Melbourne As
ley, is IN politics. lie represents Il
Hale Of Wight in Parliament, was pl
vats secretary to Lord Palmerston. aI
. member Of Mr.. Gladstone's Cover
mont.