Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson (14 February 1767 – 31 July 1818) was a British politician and peer from the Anson family.
The Right Honourable The Viscount Anson | |
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Member of Parliament for Lichfield | |
In office 1789–1806 Serving with Sir John Wrottesley | |
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Born | Thomas Adams 14 February 1767 |
Died | 31 July 1818 | (aged 51)
Nationality | British |
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Children | 13, including Thomas and George |
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Thomas Anson was born 14 February 1767, the first son of George Anson, of Shugborough and Mary Vernon, the daughter of George Venables Vernon.[1] 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.[2]
He was the brother of Mary Anson (born 1759), who married Sir Francis Ford, 1st Baronet, in 1785.[3] Thomas's brothers included army generals Sir George Anson and Sir William Anson.[2]
He was educated at Eton College in 1779 and Oriel College, Oxford, in 1784.[1]
On his father's death in 1789, Thomas Anson succeeded him as Member of Parliament for Lichfield, which he represented until 17 February 1806,[1] when he was succeeded by his brother, George. On leaving the House of Commons on 17 February 1806, Anson was created Viscount Anson,[1][4] of Shugborough and Orgrave, Co. Stafford, and Baron Soberton, of Soberton, Co. Southampton, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[4]
On 15 September 1794, Anson married Lady Anne Coke, the daughter of the 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham.[1]
They had thirteen children:[2]
He died on 31 July 1818.[1] His papers and correspondence are held at the Staffordshire County Record Office of the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service.[5]