James Annesley

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

James Annesley
Born1715
Died1760
FatherArthur Annesley, 4th Baron Altham

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.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Chambers Biographical Dictionary, 7th edition (2002), page 51.
  2. ^ Jon Henley (18 February 2010). "Stranger than fiction: the true story behind Kidnapped". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
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