Henry Ashley (Dorchester MP) explained

Anthony Henry Ashley-Cooper (5 May 1807 – 2 December 1858) was an English politician^[1] and cricketer with amateur status.

Early life

Ashley was born at Wimborne St Giles in Dorset in 1807, a son of Cropley Ashley-Cooper, 6th Earl of Shaftesbury, and younger brother of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, and of Anthony William Ashley.

Career

He was a member of parliament for Dorchester from 1831 to 1847.

As a cricketer, he was associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and made his first-class cricket debut in 1830.^[2]

Death

He died in 1858 at Clewer in Berkshire.

Notes and References

1. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/ashley-cooper-hon-anthony-1807-1858 History of Parliament online
2. Web site: subscription . Anthony Ashley-Cooper . CricketArchive . 3 July 2013.