ANNESLEY, Francis (1663-1750), of Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Mdx. and Thorganby, Yorks.

Family and Education

bap. 24 Oct. 1663, 1st s. of Hon. Francis Annesley of Castlewellan, co. Down (6th s. of Francis Annesley†, 1st Visct. Valentia [I]) by Deborah, da. of Henry Jones, bp. of Meath. educ. Trinity, Dublin 1679, BA 1682, LL.B. and LL.D. 1725; I. Temple 1684, called 1690, bencher 1713. m. (1) 5 July 1695, Elizabeth, da. of Joseph Martin*, 7s. 2da.; (2) July 1732, Elizabeth (d. 20 May 1736), da. of John Cropley of Rochester, Kent, wid. of William Gomeldon of Summerfield Hall, Kent, s.p.; (3) 31 Aug. 1737, Sarah, da. of William Sloane of Portsmouth, Hants, wid. of Sir Richard Fowler, 2nd Bt., of Harnage Grange, Salop, s.p. suc. fa. aft. 1689; cos. Hon. Arthur Annesley* in personal and unentailed estates 1737. Lodge, Peerage of Ire. (1754), ii. 284–5.

Offices Held

MP [I] 1692–9, 27 Aug.–28 Sept. 1703, 1713–14.

Commr. inquiry into forfeited estates in Ire. 1699–1700, trustee for sale 1700–3; commr. building 50 new churches 1711–15, 1727, taking subscriptions to S. Sea Co. 1711; public accts. 1711–14. E. G. W. Bill, Q. Anne Churches, pp. xxiii–xxiv; W. Pittis, Hist. Present Parl. (1711), 348.

Dir. New E.I. Co. 1700.

Freeman, Preston 1705. Lancs. RO, Preston bor. recs. CNP 3/1/1, p. 539.

Trustee, Cottonian lib. by 1738. Bodl. Carte 109, f. 353.

Parlimentarian

ANNESLEY, Francis (1663-1750), of Castlewellan, co. Down and Thorganby, Yorks.

Main residences: Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Mdx.; Thorganby, Yorks.

Author

D.W.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

ANNESLEY, Francis (1663-1750)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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