Admiral Charles Eustace Anson, CB, MVO (3 December 1859 – 28 April 1940) was a

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ...

officer. A member of the

Anson family The Anson family is a British aristocratic family. Over time, several members of the Anson family were made knights, baronets and peers. Hereditary titles held by the Anson family include the earldom of Lichfield (since 1831) and the Anson baronet ...

, Charles Eustace Anson was the son of the Rev Frederick Anson, Canon of Windsor, and of the Hon Caroline Maria, daughter of George John Venables-Vernon, 5th Baron Vernon. He entered HMS ''Britannia'' as a cadet in July 1872.{{cbignore Anson was the father of the electrical engineer Horatio St George Anson and the writer

Peter Anson Peter Frederick (Charles) Anson (22 August 1889 – 10 July 1975) was an English non-fiction writer on religious matters and architectural and maritime subjects. He spent time as an Anglican Benedictine monk before converting to Catholicism. B ...

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1859 births 1940 deaths Anson family Companions of the Order of the Bath Members of the Royal Victorian Order Royal Navy admirals Royal Navy admirals of World War I Royal Navy personnel of the Anglo-Egyptian War