▁Anthony ▁Ash ley - Co oper , ▁succeeded ▁as ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh aft es bury ▁upon ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁The ▁ 3 rd ▁Earl ▁sat ▁as ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁but ▁is ▁chief ly ▁remembered ▁as ▁a ▁writer ▁and ▁phil os opher . ▁On ▁his ▁death , ▁the ▁titles ▁passed ▁to ▁his ▁son , ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley - Co oper , ▁who ▁became ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh aft es bury . ▁The ▁ 4 th ▁Earl ▁not ably ▁served ▁as ▁Lord ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁Dor set ▁and ▁Coun c ill or ▁of ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Georgia . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 1 , ▁at ▁which ▁time , ▁his ▁son ▁inherited ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁ 5 th ▁Earl . ▁ ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley - Co oper , ▁ 5 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh aft es bury ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Win chester ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁Dor set . ▁Cro ple y ▁Ash ley - Co oper , ▁younger ▁brother ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Earl , ▁inherited ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁ 6 th ▁Earl ▁upon ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 1 . ▁The ▁ 6 th ▁Earl , ▁represented ▁Dor chester ▁in ▁Parliament . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁and ▁Deput y ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords . ▁Upon ▁his ▁death , ▁the ▁title ▁was ▁passed ▁to ▁his ▁son . ▁ ▁The ▁ 7 th ▁Earl ▁was