Thomas Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Lichfield PC |
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| Master of the Buckhounds | |
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In office 24 November 1830 – 14 November 1834 |
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| Monarch | William IV |
| Prime Minister |
The Earl Grey The Viscount Melbourne |
| Preceded by | The Lord Maryborough |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Chesterfield |
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In office 22 May 1835 – 30 August 1841 |
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| Monarch |
William IV Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Melbourne |
| Preceded by | The Marquess Conyngham |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Lowther |
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| Born | 20 October 1795 |
| Died | 18 March 1854 (aged 58) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Louisa Philips (d. 1879) |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Thomas William Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield PC (20 October 1795 – 18 March 1854), previously known as The Viscount Anson from 1818 to 1831, was a British Whig politician from the Anson family. He served under Lord Grey and Lord Melbourne as Master of the Buckhounds between 1830 and 1834 and under Melbourne Postmaster General between 1835 and 1841. His gambling and lavish entertaining got him heavily into debt and he was forced to sell off the entire contents of his Shugborough Hall estate.
Anson was the eldest son of Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson, and his wife Anne Margaret, daughter of Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester. Major-General the Hon. George Anson was his younger brother. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.
Anson was elected to the House of Commons for Great Yarmouth in June 1818, but had to resign the seat already the following month on the death of his father and his succession to viscountcy of Anson. Anson later served under Lord Grey and Lord Melbourne as Master of the Buckhounds from 1830 to 1834 and under Melbourne as Postmaster General from 1835 to 1841. He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1830 and in 1831 he was created Earl of Lichfield, of Lichfield in the County of Stafford, in William IV's coronation honours.
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