Edward Anson

Sir
Edward Anson
KCMG JP
Sir Edward Anson KCMG JP
Lieutenant Governor of Penang
	In office; 1867–1882
Preceded by	Major General Henry Stuart Man
Succeeded by	Major John Frederick Adolphus McNair
Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements
	In office; 10 February 1879 – 16 May 1880
Preceded by	Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson
Succeeded by	Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld
	In office; 3 April 1877 – August 1877
Preceded by	Sir William Jervois
Succeeded by	Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson
	In office; 3 November 1873 – 4 November 1873
Preceded by	Sir Harry St. George Ord
Succeeded by	Sir Andrew Clarke
	In office; 4 March 1871 – 22 March 1872
Preceded by	Sir Harry St. George Ord
Succeeded by	Sir Harry St. George Ord
Personal details
Born	16 April 1826; Devonshire Place, London, England
Died	26 February 1925 (aged 98); Hastings, England
Spouses	Elizabeth Mary Bourchier (m. 1851; died 1891); Isabella Jane Armistead (m. 1906; died 1923);
Children	3
Parent	Major-General Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet (father);
Occupation	Colonial administrator; British Army officer;

Major-General Sir Archibald Edward Harbord Anson R.A., KCMG, JP, (16 April 1826 – 26 February 1925), was a British military commander from the Anson family.

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