Arthur Annesley, 5th Earl of Anglesey
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Anglesey PC, PC (Ire) |
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| Born | c. 1678 |
| Died | 31 March 1737 Farnborough, Hampshire, England |
| Resting place | Farnborough, Hampshire, England |
| Political party | Tory |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Anglo-Irish politician |
Arthur Annesley, 5th Earl of Anglesey PC, PC (Ire) (c. 1678 – 31 March 1737) was an Anglo-Irish politician. He was a Member of Parliament in both the British and Irish lower houses before succeeding as 6th Viscount Valentia and 5th Earl of Anglesey, joining both the upper houses. He served as Vice-Treasurer in Ireland from 1710 to 1716 and was a member of the regency commission upon the succession of George I.
Annesley was the third son of James Annesley, 2nd Earl of Anglesey and his wife Elizabeth (died 1700), daughter of John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland. He was appointed a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to William III in 1689, and began studies at Eton College around 1693. He attained an MA from Magdalene College, Cambridge in 1699, and was elected a fellow the next year.
He married his cousin Mary (died 1719) on 6 January 1702, third daughter of John Thompson, 1st Baron Haversham and Frances, daughter of Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey. They had no children and he was succeeded as 6th Earl of Anglesey by his cousin Richard Annesley, 5th Baron Altham.
As a Tory, Anglesey was elected in 1702 to represent Cambridge University in the English Parliament (succeeded by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1707). For the Irish Parliament, he was elected in 1703 to represent New Ross, near his family estate in County Wexford. He held both seats until the death of his brother John, when he succeeded as 6th Viscount Valentia and 5th Earl of Anglesey in the Irish and English peerages respectively. He was appointed to the British and Irish Privy Councils in 1710 and 1711 respectively.
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