George Anson (politician, born 1731)

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George Anson (25 July 1731 – 27 October 1789), known as George Adams until 1773, was a Staffordshire landowner from the Anson family and a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1761 and 1769.

George Anson
Born25 July 1731
Died27 October 1789
NationalityStaffordshire
OccupationLandowner
SpouseMary Venables-Vernon
Children8, including Thomas, George, Charles, William, Frederick
Shugborough Hall

Background

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Anson was the son of Sambrooke Adams and his wife Janette Anson, who was the daughter of William Anson and the sister of the naval commander Admiral George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, and the dilettante Thomas Anson.

Public life

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As George Adams, Anson was elected Member of Parliament for Saltash when his uncle died in 1761, a seat he held until 1768.[1] He was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Lichfield in 1770, a seat he held until his death.[2] In 1773, on the death of his uncle Thomas Anson he succeeded to the Anson estates, including the family seat of Shugborough Hall. He assumed by sign manual the surname and arms of Anson.

Family

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Anson married Mary Venables-Vernon, of Sudbury Hall, daughter of George Venables-Vernon, 1st Baron Vernon, in 1763. She was sister to Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt, Archbishop of York, and a descendant the Dukes of Norfolk. Anson died in October 1789, aged 58.

Several of their children gained distinction:

References

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  1. ^ Rose, Hugh James (1853). A New General Biographical Dictionary. London: B. Fellowes. p. 500. OCLC 5316758.
  2. ^ "ADAMS, George (1731-89), of Sambrook, Salop, and Shugborough, Staffs". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Saltash
1761–1768
With: John Clevland 1761–63
Hon. Augustus Hervey 1763–68
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Lichfield
1770–1789
With: Thomas Gilbert
Succeeded by