Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Lord Ashley

Lord Ashley

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Lord Ashley, and Sylvia Ashley
Tenure1900–1947
Other namesLord Ashley
Known forSon of 9th Earl of Shaftesbury
Born(1900-10-04)4 October 1900
Wimborne St Giles, Dorset, England
Died8 March 1947(1947-03-08) (aged 46)
Wimborne St Giles, Dorset, England
NationalityEnglish
LocalityDorset
Spouse(s)
(m. 1927; div. 1934)
Françoise Soulier
(m. 1937)
IssueAnthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Lord Ashley, OStJ, TD, DL (4 October 1900 – 8 March 1947), was a British Army officer. As the eldest son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury (his mother was Shaftesbury's wife Lady Constance Sibell Grosvenor), he used the courtesy title "Lord Ashley".[1]

  1. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, vol. 3, p. 3576.