Francis Annesley ( 1663 - 1750 )

Birth: 24 October 1663 Death: 07 April 1750 Profession: Barrister Education: Inner Temple (admitted 1684) Career: Called to the Bar (1690); Bencher of the Inner Temple (1713); MP in the Irish Parliament (1695-1699, 1703); Commissioner for the sale of forfeited estates in Ireland (1695); MP for Preston (1705-1708); MP for Westbury (1708-1715, 1722-1734); Commissioner to build 50 new churches in London (1711); Commissioner of Public Accounts (1711-1714); Trustee for the forfeited estates of Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke (1716); looked after the business affairs of John Percival, 1st Earl of Egmont (FRS 1701), and Henry Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne (FRS 1696); retired on being stricken by palsy (1743); his son Arthur took out a writ of lunacy against him (1746) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 30/11/1704.