James Annesley, 2nd Earl of Anglesey

Who is James Annesley, 2nd Earl of Anglesey?

James Annesley, 2nd Earl of Anglesey FRS was a British peer.

He was the son of Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey and Elizabeth Altham. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford University, on 4 December 1661.

He married Lady Elizabeth Manners, daughter of John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland and Frances Montagu, on 17 September 1669. They had children:

James Annesley, 3rd Earl of Anglesey;

John Annesley, 4th Earl of Anglesey;

Arthur Annesley, 5th Earl of Anglesey.

He died intestate and his estate was administered to his widow on 6 June 1690.

He held the office of Member of Parliament for County Waterford in 1666. He held the office of Member of Parliament for Winchester between 1679 and 1681. He succeeded to the title of Baron Mountnorris on 6 April 1686. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Anglesey, in Wales [E., 1661], 2nd Baron Annesley, of Newport Pagnel, Buckinghamshire [E., 1661] and 3rd Viscount Valentia on 6 April 1686.