- George Anson (1731-1789)
George Anson (
25 July 1731 -27 October 1789 ), known as George Adams until 1773, was a British Whig politician and Staffordshire landowner.Anson was the son of Sambrooke Adams and his wife Janette, daughter of William Anson and sister of the naval commander Admiral
George Anson, 1st Baron Anson and dilettanteThomas Anson . As George Adams, he was a member of Parliament for Saltash when his uncle died. [cite book
last = Rose
first = Hugh James
title = A New General Biographical Dictionary
origyear = 1853
publisher = B. Fellowes
location = London
oclc = 5316758
pages = 500]He was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Lichfield in 1770, a seat he held until his death. In 1773, on the death of his uncle Thomas Anson he succeeded to the Anson estates, including the family seat of
Shugborough Hall . He assumed by sign manual the surname and arms of Anson.Anson married The Hon. Mary Venables-Vernon of
Sudbury Hall , daughter ofGeorge Venables-Vernon, 1st Baron Vernon , in 1763. She was sister toEdward Vernon-Harcourt ,Archbishop of York , and a descendent theDukes of Norfolk .Several of their children gained distinction:
Thomas was elevated to the peerage as Viscount Anson in 1806 and was the father ofThomas Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield and of Major-General George AnsonSir George was an army general and colonel of the 4th Dragoon Guards, Equerry to
Victoria, Duchess of Kent and Groom of the Bedchamber toPrince Albert William was created a Baronet (see
Anson Baronets ) in 1831.The Very Rev. Frederick Anson, D.D., became Dean of Chester. He married Mary Anne
Levett , daughter of Rev. RichardLevett of nearbyMilford Hall , in 1807. George Anson died in October 1789, aged 58.Anne Anson married in 1792 Bell Lloyd of Crogan, younger brother to the
1st Baron Lloyd-Mostyn and was mother toWilliam H.C. Lloyd, Archdeacon of Durban . She died in 1822.Mary Anson married in 1785 Sir F. Ford, Bt. and died in 1837.
References
Burke's Peerage Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edition (ISBN: 0971196621)
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