Evelyn Ashley | |
|---|---|
 "Palmerston's Secretary". Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1883. | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | |
| In office 12 May 1882 – 9 June 1885 | |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | Leonard Courtney |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Dunraven |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade | |
| In office 29 April 1880 – 12 May 1882 | |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | John Gilbert Talbot |
| Succeeded by | John Holms |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 26 May 1874 – 7 November 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Waring |
| Succeeded by | Charles Schreiber |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 July 1836 |
| Died | 16 November 1907 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Sybella Charlotte Farquhar (d. 1886) (2) Lady Alice Cole (d. 1931) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury Lady Emily Cowper |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley PC (24 July 1836 – 16 November 1907) was a British barrister and Liberal politician. He was private secretary to Lord Palmerston and later published a biography of him. After entering Parliament at a by-election in 1864, Ashley served under William Ewart Gladstone as Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade from 1880 to 1882 and as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1882 to 1885.