Annesley, Arthur (c.1678–1737), 5th Earl of Anglesey, Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge

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Annesley, Arthur (c.1678–1737), 5th Earl of Anglesey, Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge

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  • Arthur Annesley, 5th Earl of Anglesey and 6th Viscount Valentia

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      c. 1678–1737

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      Matriculated at Magdalene College, February 1697/98. Elected as a Fellow in 1700.
      Was a benefactor of Magdalene College and his gift met the costs of installing the Pepys Library in 1724 and an annual commemoration.

      Tory MP for Cambridge University, 1702, 1705, 1708-10.
      Succeeded as 5th Earl of Anglesey and 6th Viscount Valentia in 1710.
      Served as the High Steward of the University, 1722-37.
      Served as Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford in 1727.

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          Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

          Venn, John and Venn, John Archibald, Alumni Cantabrigienses

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