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Anthony Ashley Cooper

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Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885), c1880. English statesman, moral philosopher and philanthropist and factory reformer. He piloted a number of reforming acts through Parliament including the factory acts of 1847, 1850 and 1859 resulting in a 10-hour working day, and the Coal Mines Act of 1842 which outlawed the employment of women and of children under 13 underground. From "The Modern Portrait Gallery". (London c1880). British. Tinted lighthograph.

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