Arthur Annesley, 11th Viscount Valentia
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The Right Honourable The Viscount Valentia KCVO CB JP |
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| Comptroller of the Household | |
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In office 19 October 1898 – 4 December 1905 |
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| Monarch |
Queen Victoria Edward VII |
| Prime Minister |
The Marquess of Salisbury Arthur Balfour |
| Preceded by | Lord Arthur Hill |
| Succeeded by | The Master of Elibank |
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| Born |
23 August 1843 Scotland |
| Died | 20 January 1927 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Sarah Webb (died 1933); 8 children |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy, Woolwich |
Arthur Annesley, 11th Viscount Valentia KCVO CB JP (23 August 1843 – 20 January 1927) was a British soldier, courtier and Conservative Party politician. He notably served as Comptroller of the Household between 1898 and 1905.
Annesley was the eldest son of the Honourable Arthur Annesley by his wife Flora Mary Macdonald, daughter of Lt. Colonel James Macdonald of Clanranald. His father died when he was one year old and he succeeded his grandfather in the viscountcy in 1863. He was educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
Annesley joined the 10th Hussars in 1864 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1868. He retired from the Army in 1872, but in 1894 was appointed Lieutenant colonel of the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars. In early 1900, Lord Valentia was seconded for service with the Imperial Yeomanry in the Second Boer War, and left for South Africa in the SS Scot in late January. He served as Assistant Adjutant-General for Imperial Yeomanry, with the temporary rank of Colonel, and was mentioned in despatches and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in November 1900 for his services. Upon relinquishing his commission, he was granted, on 1 January 1901, the honorary rank of Colonel in the Army.
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