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Henry Ashley (Dorchester MP)
Anthony Henry
Ashley-Cooper
was an
English politician
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
and made his
first-class cricket
debut
in 1830.
Death
He
died
in 1858 at
Clewer
in
Berkshire
.