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| NAME AUTHORITIES: NRA: Anson, George (1797-1857) General MP DNB: Anson, George (1797-1857), army officer LBT ID: GeAnson1857 | B/BAP: 1797-10-13 DIED: 1857-05-27 |
| SOURCES: DNB; thePeerage.com | |
The son of Thomas Anson, first viscount Anson; he fought at Waterloo and was MP for Great
Yarmouth (1818-1835) and Staffordshire South (1837-1853). In 1856 he was Commander-in-Chief
in India, where he died of cholera. | |
