He died intestate and the administration of his estate in England and Ireland, with a value estimated at £4,000 per annum, was granted to his widow on 6 June 1690.
He was briefly a Whig member of parliament for County Waterford in 1666, after his brother-in-law, Richard Power succeeded in his father's (Irish) peerage.[1] He was elected to the English seat of Winchester in the parliaments of May and October 1679, and again in 1681. He was a Justice of the Peace for Hampshire and Surrey (1674–81), colonel of the Hampshire militia (1675–81), Custos Rotulorum of Hampshire(1675–81) and a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire (1680–81).[1]
On 6 April 1686 Annesley succeeded to his father's peerages of Baron Mountnorris and Earl of Anglesey, in Wales [E., 1661], Baron Annesley, of Newport Pagnel, Buckinghamshire [E., 1661] and Viscount Valentia.[2][3]
Referencesedit
^ abWatson, Paula (1983). "ANNESLEY, James, Lord Annesley (c.1645-90), of Farnborough, Hants.". In Henning, B. D. (ed.). The House of Commons 1660-1690. The History of Parliament Trust.
^"James Annesley, 2nd Earl of Anglesey". The Peerage. 6 January 2013.
^A genealogical history of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited, and extinct peerages of the British empire, Sir Bernard Burke, Harrison, 1866
james, annesley, earl, anglesey, 1645, april, 1690, styled, lord, annesley, from, 1661, 1686, british, peer, arthur, annesley, earl, anglesey, elizabeth, altham, matriculated, christ, church, oxford, university, december, 1661, married, lady, elizabeth, manner. James Annesley 2nd Earl of Anglesey FRS c 1645 1 April 1690 styled Lord Annesley from 1661 to 1686 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 13 July 1674 21 January 1701 2 John Annesley 4th Earl of Anglesey 18 January 1676 18 September 1710 Arthur Annesley 5th Earl of Anglesey 1677 1683 1 April 1737 He died intestate and the administration of his estate in England and Ireland with a value estimated at 4 000 per annum was granted to his widow on 6 June 1690 He was briefly a Whig member of parliament for County Waterford in 1666 after his brother in law Richard Power succeeded in his father s Irish peerage 1 He was elected to the English seat of Winchester in the parliaments of May and October 1679 and again in 1681 He was a Justice of the Peace for Hampshire and Surrey 1674 81 colonel of the Hampshire militia 1675 81 Custos Rotulorum of Hampshire 1675 81 and a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire 1680 81 1 On 6 April 1686 Annesley succeeded to his father s peerages of Baron Mountnorris and Earl of Anglesey in Wales E 1661 Baron Annesley of Newport Pagnel Buckinghamshire E 1661 and Viscount Valentia 2 3 References edit a b Watson Paula 1983 ANNESLEY James Lord Annesley c 1645 90 of Farnborough Hants In Henning B D ed The House of Commons 1660 1690 The History of Parliament Trust James Annesley 2nd Earl of Anglesey The Peerage 6 January 2013 A genealogical history of the dormant abeyant forfeited and extinct peerages of the British empire Sir Bernard Burke Harrison 1866External links editParliament of EnglandPreceded byLawrence HydeSir Robert Holmes Member of Parliament for Winchester1679 1681 With Sir John Cloberry Succeeded byRoger L EstrangeCharles HansesHonorary titlesPreceded byThe Marquess of Winchester Custos Rotulorum of Hampshire1676 1681 Succeeded byThe Lord NoelPeerage of EnglandPreceded byArthur Annesley Earl of Anglesey1686 1690 Succeeded byJames AnnesleyPeerage of IrelandPreceded byArthur Annesley Viscount Valentia1686 1690 Succeeded byJames Annesley Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Annesley 2nd Earl of Anglesey amp oldid 1145171846, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
