Lord Shaftesbury, British Conservative statesman and philanthropist Mathias Prime the chick removed from the

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Lord Shaftesbury, British Conservative statesman and philanthropist Mathias Prime the chick removed from theLord Shaftesbury, British Conservative statesman and philanthropist, late 19th century. Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801 1885) 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.