Background
He was the second son of William Richard Annesley, 3rd Earl Annesley.
He was the second son of William Richard Annesley, 3rd Earl Annesley.
Trinity College; Eton College.
He became a professional soldier and served in the Kaffir Wars in South Africa, 1851-1853. He was wounded in this war, and in the Crimean War his jaw was shattered at the Battle of the Alma in 1854. He became Colonel of the Scots Fusilier Guards in 1860.
In 1877, he was elected as a Representative Peer, serving until his death.
Thirty-five albums of his photographs are in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. They include pictures taken during the wars in South Africa and the Crimea, and during a visit to Japan, as well as photographs of his home, Castlewellan, and the surrounding area.
He was 46 and she was 19. Francis became 6th Earl Annesley, but was killed in November 1914 in the First World War.
Countess Mabel Annesley died at Castlewellan on 17 April 1891 (within three weeks of the death of Hugh"s mother, The Dowager Countess Annesley, wife of the Third Earl, on 29 March 1891).
He was 61 and she was 22. Priscilla Cecilia, Countess Annesley, died at Street James Square, Bath, on 9 October 1941. He established an arboretum at Castlewellan, which has been described thus:
"In terms of size, age and condition of the trees, this collection ranks among the top three arboreta in the British Isles and the finest in Ireland." (Web site of the Forest Service of Northern Ireland).
An obituary appeared in The Times.
They had two daughters, Clare, born 30 June 1893, who became a pacifist and socialist, and Constance Mary, born 24 October 1895 who became Constance Malleson.
17th United Kingdom Parliament. 18th United Kingdom Parliament. 19th United Kingdom Parliament.
20th United Kingdom Parliament.
He was a pioneering amateur photographer.