Anne Chamber (married name Anna Grenville-Temple, Countess Temple) (died 7 April 1777) was an English noblewoman and

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Chamber and her elder sister Mary were co-heiresses to their late parents' estate. On 7 May 1737, Chamber married

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. In 1742, their only child, Elizabeth, died at age four. The couple reportedly had a large income. Anne's dowry was reportedly £50,000, and Richard was erroneously referred to as the richest man in England. Chamber is known for her poetry, which she took up as an adult.

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's company published 100 of her poems in 1764 under the name "Poems" by "Anna Chamber". Chamber died in

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in 1777 just after her 40th wedding anniversary. In 1818, the verses she had sent to Lady Charles Spencer were published.

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1709 births Year of birth uncertain 1777 deaths 18th-century British poets British women poets 18th-century British women writers

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