James Annesley, 2nd Earl of Anglesey
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Article ImagesJames Annesley, 2nd Earl of Anglesey FRS (c. 1645 – 1 April 1690), styled Lord Annesley from 1661 to 1686, was a British peer.
James Annesley 2nd Earl of Anglesey | |
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Earl of Anglesey | |
Tenure | 6 April 1686 – 1 April 1690 |
Predecessor | Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey |
Successor | James Annesley, 3rd Earl of Anglesey |
Other titles | Viscount Valentia, Baron Mountnorris, Baron Annesley |
Born | c. 1645 |
Died | 1 April 1690 (aged 45) |
Nationality | British |
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Spouse(s) | Lady Elizabeth Manners |
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Parents | Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey and Elizabeth Altham |
He was the son of Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey and Elizabeth Altham. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford University, on 4 December 1661.
He married Lady Elizabeth Manners, daughter of John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland and Frances Montagu, on 17 September 1669. They had children:
- James Annesley, 3rd Earl of Anglesey (13 July 1674 - 21 January 1701/2);
- John Annesley, 4th Earl of Anglesey (18 January 1676 - 18 September 1710);
- Arthur Annesley, 5th Earl of Anglesey (1677, 1683 - 1 April 1737).
He died intestate and the administration of his estate in England and Ireland, with a value estimated at £4,000 per annum, was granted to his widow on 6 June 1690.
He was briefly a Whig member of parliament for County Waterford in 1666, after his brother-in-law, Richard Power succeeded in his father's (Irish) peerage.[1] He was elected to the English seat of Winchester in the parliaments of May and October 1679, and again in 1681. He was a Justice of the Peace for Hampshire and Surrey (1674–81), colonel of the Hampshire militia (1675–81), Custos Rotulorum of Hampshire(1675–81) and a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire (1680–81).[1]
On 6 April 1686 Annesley succeeded to his father's peerages of Baron Mountnorris and Earl of Anglesey, in Wales [E., 1661], Baron Annesley, of Newport Pagnel, Buckinghamshire [E., 1661] and Viscount Valentia.[2] [3]
- ^ a b Watson, Paula (1983). "ANNESLEY, James, Lord Annesley (c.1645-90), of Farnborough, Hants.". In Henning, B. D. (ed.). The House of Commons 1660–1690. The History of Parliament Trust.
- ^ "James Annesley, 2nd Earl of Anglesey". The Peerage. 6 January 2013.
- ^ A genealogical history of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited, and extinct peerages of the British empire, Sir Bernard Burke, Harrison, 1866
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Winchester 1679–1681 With: Sir John Cloberry |
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Preceded by | Custos Rotulorum of Hampshire 1676–1681 |
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Peerage of England | ||
Preceded by | Earl of Anglesey 1686–1690 |
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Peerage of Ireland | ||
Preceded by | Viscount Valentia 1686–1690 |
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