James Annesley

James Annesley (1715 – 5 January 1760) was an Irishman with a claim to the title Earl of Anglesey, one of the wealthiest estates in Ireland. The dispute between Annesley and his uncle Richard Annesley was infamous in its time, but his story is perhaps best known today as a possible inspiration for the 19th-century novel Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson and other works.

For other people named James Annesley, see James Annesley (disambiguation).

James Annesley
Born1715
Died1760
FatherArthur Annesley, 4th Baron Altham
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