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	Research Collections Information Service Sheets at the Royal Naval Museum
		Anson entered the navy as a volunteer (the contemporary term for an officer candidate), on board HMS Ruby on the 2nd February 1712.
		After Anson served on the Board of the Admiralty and as an MP, he was appointed Vice Admiral, and took command of the Channel Fleet in July 1746, leading his ships at the Battle of Cape Finisterre, on the 14th October 1747.
		Anson died suddenly two years later on the 6th June 1762 at his country seat of Moor Park in Hertfordshire, and was buried in the family vault in Colwich.
	www.royalnavalmuseum.org /info_sheets_george_anson.htm (788 words)

	George Anson, 1st Baron Anson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (April 23, 1697 – 1762) was a British admiral and a wealthy aristocrat, noted for his circumnavigation of the globe.
		George's father was William Anson of Shugborough in Staffordshire, and his wife was Isabella Carrier, who was the sister-in-law of Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield, the Lord Chancellor, a relationship that proved very useful to the future admiral.
		George Anson entered the navy in February 1712, and by rapid steps became lieutenant in 1716, commander in 1722, and post-captain in 1724.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Anson,_1st_Baron_Anson (751 words)

	Historical Biographies, Nova Scotia: Admiral Anson (1697-1762).
		Anson, in addition to having a significant developmental impact on the British royal navy of the day, was very influential in the careers of both Warren and of Boscawen, admirals who did have a direct connection with Nova Scotia.
		One would be hard pressed to find a man of the royal British navy who was more decorated and honoured than George Anson: As a 15 year old he entered the navy, at 21 an officer and by 27 he was the captain of his own naval ship.
		"It was in Anson's time that a regular uniform was laid down for naval officers, though it was many years before the bulk of them readily conformed to it." Also, too, under Anson, the navy struck a system5 by which their warships were rated.
	www.blupete.com /Hist/BiosNS/1700-63/Anson.htm (361 words)

	Broadside: Anson's Circumnavigation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Anson, who was still suffering from the effects of scurvy, most of his officers and a large number of crew, a total of 113 were ashore at the time.
		Anson and his men had now been away from England for more than two years, and the Centurion was the sole surviving ship of the six warships and two supply ships that had left England.
		Anson and the Centurion bought home to England thirty two wagons of treasure, which was considered to have a value in excess of £800,000.
	www.nauticalfiction.co.uk /action_notes_display.php?id=1 (2867 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions About George Anson
		Admiral George Anson, Baron of Soberton (21), was the great-uncle of the first Lord Anson, Earl of Lichfield.
		George, Lord Anson died without issue, so the title of Baron passed to his nephew, the son of his sister Janette Anson and her husband Sambrooke Adams.
		Viscount Anson, Thomas (23), was born in 1767.
	home.comcast.net /~anson_ancestry/georgefaq.html (1302 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Anson
		Anson, George Anson, Baron ANSON, GEORGE ANSON, BARON [Anson, George Anson, Baron] 1697-1762, British admiral.
		Anson co., N.C. After studying agriculture at Davidson College, he managed a plantation in North Carolina, served with the Confederate army in the Civil War, and then returned to farming.
		Sailing in 1740 with Admiral George Anson on a voyage around the world, he was shipwrecked off Chile.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Anson (656 words)

	Biographical Sketch of George Anson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Metalworking was probably a family occupation, as George's father William Anson was a cabinet locksmith (6).
		In 1858, George was elected one of the first trustees of Cono Township (13).
		George Anson died 30 October 1889 (15) and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Quasqueton.
	home.comcast.net /~anson_ancestry/georgebio.html (501 words)

	thePeerage.com - Exhibit
		But Anson had early and fairly exact knowledge of the projected expedition, and, in his double capacity of lord of the admiralty and commander-in-chief of the fleet, took care to have with him an overpowering force and such a number of cruisers that it was wellnigh impossible for the enemy to escape him.
		Anson at first made the signal for line of battle, but presently, perceiving that the French were of very inferior force, he made the signal for a general chase and fell on them pell-mell.
		Anson was raised to the peerage as Baron Anson of Soberton, in Hampshire; Warren, the second in command, was made a knight of the Bath; and Boscawen, the senior captain, though of only ten years' standing, was specially included in the next promotion of admirals.
	www.thepeerage.com /e123.htm (3554 words)

	Scarman Leslie George Baron of Quatt - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Scarman was born in Streatham, in London and educated at Radley...
		Anson, George, Baron Anson (1697-1762), British naval officer, born in Shugborough, Staffordshire.
		Jeffreys, George, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem (1648-1689), English judge under Charles II and James II, who was notorious for his severity in...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Scarman_Leslie_George_Baron_of_Quatt.html (139 words)

	Staffordshire at Sea
		Anson had a distinguished naval and political career, which was aided when he joined the navy in 1712, by the patronage of his uncle Thomas Parker (later first Earl of Macclesfield) who was lord chief justice and later Lord Chancellor.
		In 1744, Anson was made a junior Lord of the Admiralty and was promoted to first Lord of the Admiralty in 1751, a post he held, except for one short interval, until his death in 1762.
		The records: include correspondence from Elizabeth Lady Anson to Admiral Lord Anson, discussing their private life and his naval career; letters to Admiral Lord Anson relating to the establishment of property and businesses in South Carolina and relating to his work in the Admiralty; and financial papers relating to Anson’s interests in South Carolina.
	www.staffspasttrack.org.uk /exhibit/atsea/anson.htm (891 words)

	George Glazer Gallery - A View Prospect of the Town's Harbour of Portsmouth with the Fleet...
		The five-hour naval battle that ensued led to the surrender of the French admiral, La Jonquière and glory for Anson, who was made a vice-admiral and raised to the peerage.
		Anson had previously distinguished himself during a war with Spain, circumnavigating the globe from 1740-44, along the way inflicting damage on Spanish colonies and shipping.
		George Lord Anson Baron of Soberton One of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty And Vice Admiral of the Blue Squadron of his Majesty's Fleet.
	www.georgeglazer.com /archives/prints/military/anson.html (421 words)

	Maine Local Government - Town of Anson - Main Page
		Anson, formerly known as Plantation Number One in Somerset County, was incorporated on March 1, 1798. Settled in 1772, it was named for British Lord George Anson. During the 19th century it ceded land to Industry (1823) and New Portland (1830), and annexed land from Embden (1828) and New Vineyard (1840).
		During the mid-twentieth century many residents in Anson village (in the south), especially those near the Kennebec River, worked in the Madison paper mills. The twelve o'clock whistle not only signaled lunch time for the workers, but was a marker for life in town, including mothers admonishing children to be home when the whistle blows.
		The town office lies near the bridge to Madison in Anson village. The upper floors were once used for minstrel shows, community events, and town meetings. It was also the basket ball court for the elementary school in the 1950's.
	www.maine.gov /local/somerset/anson (218 words)

	Autograph Letter Signed ("Anson") to an unnamed correspondent, inforning him of his own appointment as First Lord of ...
		Autograph Letter Signed ("Anson") to an unnamed correspondent, inforning him of his own appointment as First Lord of the Admiralty, and of his corresponent's appointment as one of the Admiralty...
		Autograph Letter Signed ("Anson") to an unnamed correspondent, inforning him of his own appointment as First Lord of the Admiralty, and of his corresponent's appointment as one of the Admiralty Commissioners.
		Anson's circumnavigation of the globe was a feat of great heroism and brought him justified renown.
	www.maggs.com /title/AU4391.asp (243 words)

	General McCook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		ANSON GEORGE McCOOK (1835-1917), One of the "Fighting McCooks of Ohio" - he was a lawyer, legislator, and editor of the "Daily Register" (Later the "New York Law Journal").
		At the start of the Civil War, on the first call for troops, he was made a Captain in the 2nd Ohio Infantry, and served in the Battle of Bull Run.
		General Anson McCook was the brother of Brigadier General Edward M. McCook and first cousin of Bvt.
	home.att.net /~dmercado/mccook.htm (210 words)

	The Amityville Murders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Author Jay Anson undertook the daunting challenge of chronicling George and Kathleen Lutzes' claims that they and their three small children felt threatened from strong supernatural forces while living at 112 Ocean Avenue.
		Anson reported that George awoke one night to witness his wife transform into a 90‑year‑old hag.
		One of the more chilling events in Anson's book was when George awakened to the sound of a marching band in his living room.
	www.amityvillemurders.com /capitalizing.html (1239 words)

	Anson George Baron Anson - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Anson George Baron Anson - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Brydges, George, 1st Baron Rodney: Rodney, George Brydges, 1st Baron Rodney
		Rodney, George Brydges, 1st Baron Rodney (1718-1792), British naval officer and statesman, born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Anson_George_Baron_Anson.html (131 words)

	North Carolina Genealogy
		Anson County was named in honor of British Admiral Lord George Anson, a First Lord of the Admiralty.
		Germans emigrated to the area around Anson County, as did many settlers from the British Isles, Africa, and Moravia.
		ANSON - A county in the S. part of North Carolina, bordering on South Carolina, has an area of 650 square miles.
	www.rootsweb.com /~ncanson/index.htm (360 words)

	People Called Anson
		ANSON, Chris M. -- Co-author (with Richard Beach) of Journals in the Classroom: Writing to Learn (1995) and (with Robert A. Schwegler) The Longman Handbook for Writers and Readers (1999) among others.
		Robert Anson Heinlein was born on July 7, 1907, in Butler, Mo. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy in 1929, he served as an officer in the Navy for five years.
		Anson Hunter was born in Albany, New York, and attended both the University of Michigan and Cornell University.
	www.mj12.com /notableansons/people.htm (1913 words)

	Ansonborough Inn, Charleston, SC - About Us
		Lord Anson was sent to Charleston in 1724 to protect the coast of South Carolina from pirates.
		Admiral Anson was by no means a mere gentleman with a title – he was an exceptional sailor by any standard.
		In keeping with the nautical heritage of Admiral George Anson, the Fennell’s have overseen the transformation of the Inn into one of the Historic District’s truly unique properties.
	www.ansonboroughinn.com /aboutUs.asp (338 words)

	Warbird Alley: Avro 652 Anson
		The Anson was woefully under-gunned for its task, as was embarrassingly demonstrated when one accidentally bombed a Royal Navy submarine (H.M.S. "Snapper") with 100-lb bombs that merely broke four light bulbs on the undersea craft.
		Thus, as quickly as possible, the Anson was replaced as a patrol craft by the Lockheed Hudson and reassigned as a training aircraft, a role for which it proved to be ideally suited, and in which it performed for nearly 3 decades.
		A bomber trainer version, Anson T.20, was developed for use in Southern Rhodesia, and a similar T.21 was produced, differing primarily in the removal of a transparent nose and bomb racks, while the final variant, the T.22, was built as a radio trainer.
	www.warbirdalley.com /anson.htm (681 words)

	HMS Anson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The second Anson was a 6-gun cutter purchased in 1763 and sold in 1774.
		The third Anson, launched in 1781, was a small two-decker 64-gun third-rate cut down (razeed) around 1794 to a large frigate of 44 guns.
		The seventh Anson (79), launched in 1940, was a King George V-class battleship.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Anson (252 words)

	George Anson's visit to Juan Fernandez
		Because of the uncertainty of the island's longtitude, Anson wasted time by heading towards the mainland of Chile.
		Philip Saumarez was Anson's first lieutenant on the Centurion and he kept a private journal during the voyage.
		It seems that from these drawings engravings were made for the authorised account of the Anson voyage.
	www.islomania.com /JuanFernandez/anson/index.html (255 words)

	Shugborough Hall
		George Anson (1697-1762) became a Post-Captain in the Navy.
		George Anson returned from his circumnavigation of the Globe in the Centurion with a fortune in Spanish treasure.
		Viscount Anson commissioned Samuel Wyatt to undertake extensive alterations and additions to the House, introducing in 1794 the octostyle Ionic portico without pediment extending the full width of the central block.
	priory-of-sion.com /psp/id16.html (3143 words)

	Dorothy Sloan – Rare Books: Auction 17: Lot 55
		Anson gave the account of the voyage that had been compiled by Chaplain Richard Walter (1716?-1785) to his friend Benjamin Robins (1707-1751), who was to see the book through the press.
		By the time Anson’s scattered fleet arrived at Juan Fernandez Island, from which his fellow captain Woodes Rogers had rescued Alexander Selkirk just a few decades before, Anson’s force was reduced by more than half.
		Anson's voyage laid the groundwork for British voyages in the Pacific for the rest of the century.
	www.dsloan.com /Auctions/A17/lot_55.html (895 words)

	Amazon.com: The Prize of All the Oceans: Anson's Voyage Around the World: Books: Glyn Williams (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Anson, who put to use what he learned on his most famous voyage to become a founding father of the modern Royal Navy, emerges from these pages most creditably.
		Anson and some of his men are only able to survive this ordeal through toughness, hard work, luck, and just a grim determination not to die.
		Many of the survivors of Anson's voyage -- by which I mean officers, because the toll about the folk on lower decks was extraordinary -- went on to become prominent naval heroes in the later eighteenth century, and he himself never looked back from this success.
	www.amazon.com /Prize-All-Oceans-Voyage-Around/dp/0670891975 (2225 words)

	Anson, George Anson, Baron - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		ANSON, GEORGE ANSON, BARON [Anson, George Anson, Baron] 1697-1762, British admiral.
		He was raised to the peerage after his popular naval victory (1747) off Cape Finisterre.
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Anson, George Anson, Baron" at HighBeam.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-anson-g1e.html (206 words)

	ANSON, GEORGE ANSON, B... - Online Information article about ANSON, GEORGE ANSON, B... (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Anson's squadron, which sailed later than had been intended, and was very See also:
		June 1741, his six ships had been reduced to three, while the strength of his crews had fallen from 961 to 335.
		Viscount Anson was, however, created in 18o6 in favour of his great-See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org.cob-web.org:8888 /ANC_APO/ANSON_GEORGE_ANSON_BARON_1697_1.html (1946 words)

	University of Delaware: TWO HUNDRED YEARS BEFORE THE MAST: Circumnavigations
		His account of the voyage has achieved a place in literary history for its narrative of "a disconsolate fl albatross" that followed the ship for several days and was considered by crew members as an ill omen and harbinger of the contrary winds they were encountering.
		Between 1740 and 1744, after the outbreak of war between England and Spain, Commodore George Anson led six ships of the Royal Navy around the globe to raid Spanish ports and galleons, returning with only one vessel remaining, but with a million and a half dollars in booty an enormous sum at the time.
		George Vancouver, after whom Vancouver Island is named, sailed with Cook on his second and third voyages In 1791 he commanded a mission to take over territory granted to Great Britain by Spain under the Nootka Sound Convention, and to explore and survey the North Pacific coast.
	www.lib.udel.edu /ud/spec/exhibits/voyages/circum.htm (1471 words)

	George Anson piano sheet music
		Spook on the Stairs - Mid Elementary piano solo by George Anson..
		To the Moonlight - Mid Intermediate piano solo by George Anson..
		Anson Introduces Bach: Piano Partners (2nd piano accompaniments for the Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook) - Late Elementary..
	www.piano-pal.com /anson.htm (887 words)

	Circumnavigations, World Travel, Exploration, Rare & Out-of-Print Books
		'Anson's voyage is remembered as a classic tale of endurance and leadership in the face of fearful disasters, but to the British public of 1744 it was the treasure of the galleon, triumphantly paraded through the streets of London, which did something to restore national self-esteem' [DNB].
		Cox I, 49: 'This famous and unfortunate expedition, consisting at the start of eight ships, was sent under the command of George Anson at the beginning of the war with Spain, to harass the Spaniards on the western coast of South America.
		The primary object of the expedition was not attained, but by the capture of the Manila Galleon near China, Anson and the surviving members of his crew reached England much the richer.
	www.horizonbook.com /circum.html (941 words)

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