Annaly was the son of
Luke White, who had made a large fortune as a bookseller and lottery operator in
Dublin and purchased the
Luttrellstown estate. His mother was Elizabeth, daughter of Peter de la Mazière. He purchased a
Cornetcy in the
14th Light Dragoons in 1811 and served in the
Peninsular War, fighting at the
Siege of Badajoz and at the
Battle of Salamanca. He purchased a
Lieutenancy in 1812. In 1823 he was elected to the
House of Commons for
County Dublin, a seat he held until 1832, and also represented
County Longford from 1837 to 1847 and again from 1857 to 1861. which he reformed when the
Militia was revived after 1852. Between 1841 and 1873 Annaly served as
Lord Lieutenant of County Longford. In 1863 he was raised to the peerage as
Baron Annaly, of Annaly and Rathcline in the County of Longford. He was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son
Luke. ==Notes==