Thomas Anson, 2nd Earl of Lichfield
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Thomas George Anson, 2nd Earl of Lichfield (15 August 1825 – 7 January 1892), known as Viscount Anson from 1831 to 1854, was a British politician from the Anson family.
Lichfield was the eldest son of Thomas Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield, and his wife Louisa Catherine (née Philips). He was returned to Parliament for Lichfield in 1847, a seat he held until 1854, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and took his seat in the House of Lords. He also served as Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire from 1863 to 1871. His seat was Shugborough Hall. In 1876 his Staffordshire estates amounted to 21433 acres.[1]
Lord Lichfield married Lady Harriett Georgiana Louisa, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, in 1855. They had nine sons and four daughters. He died in January 1892, aged 66, and was buried at St Stephen's Church in Great Haywood.[2]
He was succeeded as Earl of Lichfield by his eldest son Thomas. Lady Lichfield died in 1913.
Notes
- ↑ The Acre-ocracy of England Basil Montagu Pickering (1876) Google Books
- ↑ Memorial Inscriptions of Great Haywood, Staffordshire: St Stephen's Churchyard, accessed 1 October 2012
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs [self-published source][better source needed]
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Lichfield
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Lichfield with Lord Alfred Paget 1847–1854 |
Succeeded by Lord Alfred Paget The Lord Waterpark |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by | Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire 1863–1871 |
Succeeded by The Lord Wrottesley |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by | Earl of Lichfield 1854–1892 |
Succeeded by Thomas Francis Anson |
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