William Annesley, 1st Viscount Glerawly

William Annesley, 1st Viscount Glerawly (1710 – 2 September 1770) was an Irish politician and noble.

Life

Lord Glerawly was the sixth son of Francis Annesley and Elizabeth Martin. Through his father, Lord Glerawly was the grandson of Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia and thus his descendants are in the remainder to the title Viscount Valentia.

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.

Family

On 16 August 1738, Lord Glerawly married Lady Anne Beresford, a daughter of Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone and with her had five children:

• Francis Annesley, 1st Earl Annesley (1740 – 1802)
• The Hon. Marcus Annesley, Major (1743 – 1780)
• The Hon. William Annesley, Dean of Down (1747 – 1817)
• The Hon. Catherine Annesley (1739 – 1770)
• Richard Annesley, 2nd Earl Annesley (1745 – 1824)

References

• John Debrett (1809). The Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland. pp. 746–7.