Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson
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Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson (14 February 1767 – 31 July 1818) was a British
politician and peer.
Anson was the son of George Adams, who later changed the family name to Anson in 1773, after inheriting Shugborough Hall
from his maternal uncle, Lord Anson
. Thomas's brothers included army generals Sir George Anson and Sir William Anson
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On his father's death in 1789, Thomas Anson succeeded him as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Lichfield
and held the post until 1806, when he was succeeded by his brother, George. On leaving the Commons that year, Anson was created Viscount Anson, of Shugborough and Orgrave, Co. Stafford
and Baron Soberton, of Soberton
, Co. Southampton
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On 15 September 1794, Anson had married Lady Anne Coke (the second daughter of the 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham) and they had seven children:
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politician and peer.
Anson was the son of George Adams, who later changed the family name to Anson in 1773, after inheriting Shugborough Hall
Shugborough Hall
Shugborough is a country estate in Great Haywood, Staffordshire, England, 4 miles from Stafford on the edge of Cannock Chase. It comprises a country house, kitchen garden, and model farm...
from his maternal uncle, Lord Anson
George Anson, 1st Baron Anson
Admiral of the Fleet George Anson, 1st Baron Anson PC, FRS, RN was a British admiral and a wealthy aristocrat, noted for his circumnavigation of the globe and his role overseeing the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War...
. Thomas's brothers included army generals Sir George Anson and Sir William Anson
Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet
General Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet KCB was a general in the British Army noted for his service in Peninsular WarThe Anson Baronetcy was created for him on 30 September 1831....
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On his father's death in 1789, Thomas Anson succeeded him as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Lichfield
Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency)
Lichfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
and held the post until 1806, when he was succeeded by his brother, George. On leaving the Commons that year, Anson was created Viscount Anson, of Shugborough and Orgrave, Co. Stafford
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
and Baron Soberton, of Soberton
Soberton
Soberton is a village in the Meon Valley, Hampshire, England and is bordered by villages such as Newtown and Droxford. It is listed in the Domesday Book under its original name, 'Sudbertone'/'Sudbertune', and comes under Winchester City Council....
, Co. Southampton
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
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On 15 September 1794, Anson had married Lady Anne Coke (the second daughter of the 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham) and they had seven children:
- Hon. Thomas William AnsonThomas Anson, 1st Earl of LichfieldThomas William Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield PC , known as The Viscount Anson from 1818 to 1831, was a British Whig politician. He served under Lord Grey and Lord Melbourne as Master of the Buckhounds between 1830 and 1834 and under Melbourne Postmaster General between 1835 and 1841...
(1794–1854), who became 1st Earl of Lichfield. - Hon. George Anson (1797–1857)
- Hon. Charles Littleton Anson (d. 1812, killed by an exploding gun aboard HMS Bacchante)
- Hon. Anna Margaret Anson (d. 1882), married the 4th Earl of RoseberyArchibald Primrose, 4th Earl of RoseberySir Archibald John Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery KT, PC, FRS was a British Member of Parliament.Archibald Primrose was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, gaining his MA in 1804...
. - Hon. Frances Elizabeth (d. 1899), married (1) Hon. Charles Murray, a son of the 4th Earl of Mansfield and MansfieldWilliam Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield and MansfieldWilliam David Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield KT DL , was a British Conservative politician....
, (2) Ambrose Isted. - Hon. Frederica Sophia (1814–1867), married Hon. Bouverie Primrose, a son of the 4th Earl of RoseberyArchibald Primrose, 4th Earl of RoseberySir Archibald John Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery KT, PC, FRS was a British Member of Parliament.Archibald Primrose was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, gaining his MA in 1804...
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- Their children included Henry William PrimroseHenry PrimroseSir Henry William Primrose K.C.B., C.S.I., I.S.O., P.C. was a Scottish civil servant. He joined the Treasury in 1869, served as private secretary to the Viceroy of India from 1880 to 1884 and to Gladstone in 1886. He was secretary of the Office of Works from 1887 to 1895...
(1846–1923) who became chairman of the Board of the Inland RevenueInland RevenueThe Inland Revenue was, until April 2005, a department of the British Government responsible for the collection of direct taxation, including income tax, national insurance contributions, capital gains tax, inheritance tax, corporation tax, petroleum revenue tax and stamp duty...
from 1899 to 1907.
- Their children included Henry William Primrose
- Hon. Elizabeth Jane Anson (d. 1894), married the 3rd Baron WaterparkHenry Cavendish, 3rd Baron WaterparkHenry Manners Cavendish, 3rd Baron Waterpark , was a British Whig politician.Waterpark was the son of Richard Cavendish, 2nd Baron Waterpark, and his wife Juliana . He succeeded his father in the barony in 1830 but as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to an automatic seat in the...
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