George Anson, 1st Baron Anson

Admiral of the Fleet The Right Honourable The Lord Anson PC, FRS, RN
Portrait of Lord Anson by Thomas Hudson
First Lord of the Admiralty
In office 1757–1762
Prime Minister	The Duke of Newcastle The Earl of Bute
Preceded by	The Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham
Succeeded by	The Earl of Halifax
In office 1751–1756
Prime Minister	Henry Pelham The Duke of Newcastle
Preceded by	The Earl of Sandwich
Succeeded by	The Earl Temple
Personal details
Born	23 April 1697[1] Staffordshire, England
Died	6 June 1762(1762-06-06) (aged 65) Moor Park, Hertfordshire, England
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Branch/service	Royal Navy
Years of service	1711–1762
Rank	Admiral of the Fleet
Commands	HMS Weazel HMS Scarborough HMS Garland HMS Diamond HMS Squirrel HMS Centurion
Battles/wars	War of the Spanish Succession War of the Quadruple Alliance War of Jenkins' Ear War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War

Admiral of the Fleet George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, PC, FRS (23 April 1697 – 6 June 1762) was a British Royal Navy officer, politician and peer from the Anson family.

He served as a junior officer during the War of the Spanish Succession and then saw active service against Spain at the Battle of Cape Passaro, off the south tip of Sicily, during the War of the Quadruple Alliance. He then undertook a circumnavigation of the globe during the War of Jenkins' Ear. Anson commanded the fleet that defeated the French Admiral de la Jonquière at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1747, during the War of the Austrian Succession.

Anson went on to be First Lord of the Admiralty during the Seven Years' War. Among his reforms were the removal of corrupt defence contractors, improved medical care, submitting a revision of the Articles of War to Parliament to tighten discipline throughout the Navy, uniforms for commissioned officers, the transfer of the Marines from Army to Navy authority, and a system for rating ships according to their number of guns.