Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson
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Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson (14 February 1767 – 31 July 1818)[1] 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.
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.[2]
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 Anson (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 Rosebery.
- Hon. Frances Elizabeth (d. 1899), married (1) Hon. Charles Murray, a son of the 4th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield, (2) Ambrose Isted.
- Hon. Frederica Sophia (1814–1867), married Hon. Bouverie Primrose, a son of the 4th Earl of Rosebery.
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- Their children included Henry William Primrose (1846–1923) who became chairman of the Board of the Inland Revenue from 1899 to 1907.
- Hon. Elizabeth Jane Anson (d. 1894), married the 3rd Baron Waterpark.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas Gilbert George Anson |
Member of Parliament for Lichfield with Thomas Gilbert 1768–95, Lord Granville Leveson-Gower 1795–99, Sir John Wrottesley, from 1799 1789–1801 |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Member of Parliament for Lichfield with Sir John Wrottesley 1801–1806 |
Succeeded by Sir John Wrottesley Sir George Anson |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Viscount Anson 1806–1818 |
Succeeded by Thomas Anson |
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