William Annesley, 1st Viscount Glerawly
William Annesley, 1st Viscount Glerawly (1710 – 2 September 1770) was an Irish politician and noble.
The Viscount Glerawly | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Midleton | |
| In office 1741–1759 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Bettesworth Eaton Stannard |
| Succeeded by | Francis Andrews James St John Jeffereyes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1710 |
| Died | 2 September 1770 (aged 59–60) Clontarf, Dublin |
| Spouse |
Lady Anne Beresford
(1738–1770) |
| Relations | Joseph Martin (grandfather) |
| Children | Catherine Gore, Countess of Arran Francis Annesley, 1st Earl Annesley Hon. Marcus Annesley Richard Annesley, 2nd Earl Annesley Hon. William Annesley |
| Parent(s) | Francis Annesley Elizabeth Martin |
Early life
Annesley was born in 1710. He was the sixth of seven sons, and two daughters, born to Elizabeth (née Martin) Annesley and Francis Annesley, MP.[1]
His maternal grandfather was London merchant Sir Joseph Martin. His paternal grandparents were the former Deborah Jones (a daughter of Henry Jones, Bishop of Meath) and Hon. Francis Annesley (the eldest son, by his second wife, of Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia, and thus his descendants are in the remainder to the title Viscount Valentia).[2]
Career
In 1738, he was a barrister at Dublin. Though not heir male, Annesley succeeded his father in the estate of Castlewellan upon his death in 1750.[3]
Annesley sat as Member of Parliament (MP) in the Irish House of Commons for Midleton between 1741 and 1758. He served as High Sheriff of Down in 1750. In 1758 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Annesley, and assumed his seat in the Irish House of Lords. He was further honoured when he was made Viscount Glerawly in 1766.
Personal life
On 16 August 1738, Lord Glerawly married Lady Anne Beresford, a daughter of Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone and the former Lady Catherine Power (only daughter of James Power, 3rd Earl of Tyrone). Among her siblings were George Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford,[4] John Beresford,[5] and William Beresford, 1st Baron Decies. Together, they were the parents of five children:[6]
- Hon. Catherine Annesley (1739–1770), who married Arthur Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran, in 1760.[7]
- Francis Charles Annesley, 1st Earl Annesley (1740–1802), who married Mary Grove, daughter of Robert Grove, in 1766.[7]
- Hon. Marcus Annesley (1743–1780), a Major.[7]
- Richard Annesley, 2nd Earl Annesley (1745–1824), who married Anne Lambert, daughter of Robert Lambert, in 1771.[7]
- Hon. William Annesley (1747–1817), the Dean of Down who married Jane Digby.[7]
Lord Glerawly died on 2 September 1770 at Clontarf, Dublin. He was succeeded in the viscountcy by his eldest son Francis, who was created Earl Annesley in 1789 with special remainder to his brother, Richard.[6]
References
- G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910–1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 8.
- "ANNESLEY, Francis (1663–1750), of Castlewellan, co. Down and Thorganby, Yorks". History of Parliament Online (1715–1754). Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999, volume 1, page 83.
- Debrett, John (1849). Debrett's Genealogical Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland. William Pickering. p. 550. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- The Harbinger, Or, New Magazine of the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion. Ward and Company. 1866. p. 57. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- John Debrett (1809). The Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland. pp. 746–7.
- Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1914. p. 105. Retrieved 11 January 2023.