Anthony Ashley-Cooper was born on February 26, 1671.
Anthony Ashley-Cooper was born on February 26, 1671.
He did not want a protestant (Charles II) to marry a Catholic. XD
Anthony Ashley-Cooper
he doesn;t have a sibling
Lord Shaftesbury had three siblings: Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury; Sir Maurice Ashley-Cooper; and John Ashley-Cooper, who became a clergyman.
Anthony Ashley Cooper
The rivers were named for Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury. He was also the chief Lord Proprietor of the Carolina Colony.
who was the founder of South Carolina? was the founder of South Carolina Anthony Ashely Cooper? when was South Carolina established?
The first Anthony Ashley-Cooper (1st Earl of Shaftesbury) fled London in 1682 to avoid trial for treason, and died of illness in Amsterdam in January, 1683. The modern Anthony Ashley-Cooper (10th Earl, 1938-2004) was killed by his wife and brother-in-law when he was 66. His body was recovered in 2006 and his killers were convicted of his murder. His son Anthony Ashley-Cooper (11th Earl, 1977-2005) died of a heart attack at age 27 while in New York City.
He was important because he founded the Carolina colony.
Actually Charleston, SC is located on a penisula originally called Oyster Point which is snuggled between the Ashley and Cooper Rivers (named after one of King Charles II's friends, the Lords Proprietor, Anthony Ashley-Cooper).