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George Edward Anson (14 May 1812 – 8 October 1849Saint James' Magazine, and Heraldic Register, Vol. I, Bernard Burke, Printed by E. Churton, London, 1850
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. Anson was the son of the Very Reverend Frederick Anson (1779–1867),

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of Chester, son of George Anson and the Honourable Mary Vernon, daughter of

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. Frederick Anson was his brother. He served as Keeper of Her Majesty's Privy Purse,

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to HRH Prince Albert, Treasurer and Cofferer of the Household of HRH the

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, a member of the Council of the

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and of the Prince of Wales's Council for the Duchy of Cornwall. Anson served as private secretary to Prince Albert, and was frequently employed on diplomatic missions for the Prince. He was married to the Honourable Georgiana Mary Harbord, who was a

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to the

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and sister of Edward, Third

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. Anson died at age 37 in

Barton-under-Needwood Barton-under-Needwood is a large village in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. Situated a mile from the A38, and located between Burton upon Trent and Lichfield. It had a population of 4,225 at the 2011 census. It is al ...

, Staffordshire. He was the son of the Rev. Frederick Anson, Dean of Chester, born at

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, and his wife Anne, only daughter of Rev. Richard

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and Louisa Frances ( Bagot) of

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References

External links

The Peerage of the British Empire as at Present Existing, Edmund Lodge, 1843Obituary of George Edward Anson, The Gentleman's Magazine, 1849Appointment of Anson, Bulletins and Other State Intelligence, Windsor, 1847George Edward Anson deceased, Bulletins and Other State Intelligence, Windsor, 1849Ancestry of George Edward Anson
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