▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Alabama ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁Thomas ▁William ▁An son , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁L ich field ▁PC ▁( 2 0 ▁October ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁– ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 1 8 5 4 ), ▁previously ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁Vis count ▁An son ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 3 1 , ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁Wh ig ▁politician ▁from ▁the ▁An son ▁family . ▁He ▁served ▁under ▁Lord ▁Grey ▁and ▁Lord ▁Melbourne ▁as ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Buck h ounds ▁between ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁and ▁under ▁Melbourne ▁Post master ▁General ▁between ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 1 . ▁His ▁g amb ling ▁and ▁lav ish ▁entertain ing ▁got ▁him ▁heavily ▁into ▁deb t ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁sell ▁off ▁the ▁entire ▁contents ▁of ▁his ▁Sh ug borough ▁Hall ▁estate . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁education ▁An son ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁Thomas ▁An son , ▁ 1 st ▁Vis count ▁An son , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Anne ▁Margaret , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Co ke , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Le ic ester . ▁Major - General ▁the ▁Hon . ▁George ▁An son ▁was ▁his ▁younger ▁brother . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁E ton ▁and ▁Christ ▁Church , ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁An son ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁for ▁Great ▁Y arm outh ▁in ▁June ▁ 1