Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey ( 1614 - 1686 )

Birth: Fishamble Street, Dublin, Ireland (10 July 1614) Death: His house in Drury Lane, London (06 April 1686) Burial: Farnborough, Hampshire Education: Magdalen College, Oxford (matriculated 1630); Lincoln's Inn (admitted 1634) Career: Made the grand tour, returning to Ireland in 1640; one of the Commissioners to manage Irish affairs (1645, 1647); MP for Radnor (1647-1653), Dublin (1658), Carmarthen (1660); President of the Council of State (1660); Privy Councillor (1660); Vice-Treasurer and Receiver-General for Ireland (1660-1667); Treasurer of the Navy (1667-1668); Lord Privy Seal (1673-1682); formed a great library, which was sold at his death; died of quinsy Honours: Earl of Anglesey 1661 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 16/04/1668.