Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson (14 February 1767 – 31 July 1818) was a British politician and peer from the

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Background and career

Thomas Anson was born 14 February 1767, the first son of George Anson, of Shugborough and Mary Vernon, the daughter of George Venables Vernon. The family's surname was Adams until 1773, when his father inherited the Anson estates upon the death of his maternal uncles and his unmarried older brother, Thomas. He was the brother of Mary Anson (born 1759), who married Sir Francis Ford, 1st Baronet, in 1785. Thomas's brothers included army generals Sir George Anson and

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. He was educated at

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in 1779 and

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, in 1784. On his father's death in 1789, Thomas Anson succeeded him as Member of Parliament for

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, which he represented until 17 February 1806, when he was succeeded by his brother,

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. On leaving the

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on 17 February 1806, Anson was created Viscount Anson, of Shugborough and Orgrave, Co. Stafford, and Baron Soberton, of

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, Co. Southampton, in the

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Marriage and children

On 15 September 1794, Anson married Lady Anne Coke, the daughter of the 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham. They had thirteen children: * Hon. Thomas William Anson (1795–1854), who became 1st Earl of Lichfield. *Hon. Anna Margaret Anson (3 Oct 1796 – 19 Aug 1882), married the

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. * Hon. George Anson (1797–1857) *Hon. Charles Littleton Anson (1799–1812, killed by an exploding gun aboard HMS ''Bacchante'') *Hon. William Anson (26 Feb 1801 – 19 Oct 1830) *Georgiana Anson (b. and d. 1802) *Hon. Henry Anson (15 May 1804 – May 1827) *Edward Anson (21 Jun 1805 – died an infant) *Hon. Georgiana Anson (3 Jan 1807 – 1821) *Hon. Edward Harcourt Anson (1808–1817) *Hon. Frances Elizabeth Anson (9 Jan 1810 – 25 Dec 1899), married (1) Hon. Charles Murray, a son of the 4th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield, (2) Ambrose Isted. *Hon. Frederica Sophia (24 Aug 1814 – 11 Oct 1867), married Hon.

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, second son of the

. ::Their children included Henry William Primrose (1846–1923) who became chairman of the Board of the

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from 1899 to 1907. *Hon. Elizabeth Jane Anson (26 Feb 1816 – 15 Sep 1894), married the 3rd Baron Waterpark.

Death

He died on 31 July 1818. His papers and correspondence are held at the Staffordshire County Record Office of the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anson, Thomas, 1st Viscount Anson 1767 births 1818 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies 1 UK MPs 1801–1802 UK MPs 1802–1806 UK MPs who were granted peerages British MPs 1784–1790 British MPs 1790–1796 British MPs 1796–1800 Place of birth unknown Place of death unknown

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