▁a ▁prominent ▁politician , ▁social ▁reform er ▁and ▁phil anth rop ist . ▁He ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁reform ing ▁Lord ▁Sh aft es bury ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁who ▁fought ▁for ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁sla very . ▁His ▁el dest ▁son , ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Earl , ▁sat ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁King ston ▁upon ▁H ull ▁and ▁Cr ick lade . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁son , ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Earl , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁of ▁B elf ast , ▁Lord ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁B elf ast , ▁County ▁An trim ▁and ▁Dor set ▁and ▁Lord ▁Ste ward ▁of ▁the ▁House hold . ▁On ▁his ▁death , ▁the ▁titles ▁passed ▁to ▁his ▁grand son , ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Earl , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Major ▁Lord ▁Ash ley . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley - Co oper , ▁ 1 0 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh aft es bury ▁was ▁murder ed ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁brother - in - law . ▁They ▁were ▁conv icted ▁of ▁the ▁crime ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Earl ' s ▁body ▁was ▁found ▁dis member ed ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁Al ps . ▁ ▁His ▁el dest ▁son , ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley - Co oper , ▁ 1 1 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh aft es bury ▁inherited ▁the ▁titles ▁and ▁estate ▁but ▁died ▁soon ▁afterwards ▁in ▁May ▁ 2