Shaftesbury

(s̸hafts′ber′ē, s̸häfts′-; -bər ē)

Shaftesbury, 1st Earl of (Anthony Ashley Cooper) 1621-83; Eng. statesman: lord chancellor (1672-73)

See Shaftesbury in American Heritage Dictionary 4

English politician. Originally a Royalist, he later opposed Charles II in the English Civil War and is considered the founder of the Whig Party.

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