Background
Shaftesbury, Anthony was born on May 22, 1938 in London. Son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper and Francoise Claudine (Ashley) Soulier.
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Anthony Shaftesbury
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Education
Student, Eton College, Berkshire, England, 1951-1956; student, Oxford (England) University, 1958-1959.
Career
Banker, Kleinwort Benson Ltd., London, 1961-1964; member, House of Lords, London, since 1961; chairman, St. Giles Farms Ltd., Dorset, England, since 1961; chairman, Shaftesbury Estate of Lough Neagh Ltd., Belfast, Northern Ireland, since 1961; chairman, Ashurst Investments Ltd., Dorset, since 1978; director, vice chairman, P.K.L. Group Ltd., London, 1989-1996; president, Dorset F.W.A.G., since 1993.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman London Philharmonic Orchestra Council, 1966-1980, International Musicians Seminar, London, 1980-1986. President Hawk and Owl Trust, since 1996. Vice president British Butterfly Conservation, since 1992.
Lieutenant British Royal Armoured Corps, 1956-1958. Member Shaftesbury Society (president since 1961).
Interests
Connections
Married Christina Eva Montan, December 15, 1976 (dis. 2000); children: Anthony Nils Christian Ashley, Nicholas Edmund Anthony Ashley-Cooper. Married Jamila Ben M'Barek, November 5, 2002.
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Nationality
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Religion
Church of England -
Political Party
Conservative Party
Awards
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Recipient 1st prize Duke of Cornwall's National award for Forestry and Conservation Royal Forestry Society, 1992. Named Honorary Citizen, State of South Carolina., 1967.Recipient 1st prize Duke of Cornwall's National award for Forestry and Conservation Royal Forestry Society, 1992. Named Honorary Citizen, State of South Carolina., 1967.