8 1 8 , ▁but ▁had ▁to ▁res ign ▁the ▁seat ▁already ▁the ▁following ▁month ▁on ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁his ▁succession ▁to ▁vis count cy ▁of ▁An son . ▁An son ▁later ▁served ▁under ▁Lord ▁Grey ▁and ▁Lord ▁Melbourne ▁as ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Buck h ounds ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁and ▁under ▁Melbourne ▁as ▁Post master ▁General ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁he ▁was ▁created ▁Earl ▁of ▁L ich field , ▁of ▁L ich field ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Staff ord , ▁in ▁William ▁IV ' s ▁coron ation ▁hon ours . ▁ ▁G amb ling ▁An son ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁excess ive ▁g amb ling ▁and ▁lav ish ▁entertain ing ▁at ▁his ▁Sh ug borough ▁Hall ▁seat . ▁He ▁also ▁purchased ▁the ▁estate ▁at ▁nearby ▁R anton , ▁Staff ord shire , ▁where ▁he ▁built ▁Ab bey ▁House ▁and ▁developed ▁the ▁estate ▁into ▁a ▁great ▁sport ing ▁centre . ▁However , ▁his ▁extra v ag ant ▁l ifest yle ▁and ▁g amb ling ▁put ▁him ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁into ▁deb ts ▁of ▁£ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁An son ' s ▁financial ▁collapse ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 . ▁The ▁entire ▁contents ▁of ▁Sh ug borough ▁Hall ▁were ▁sold ▁off ▁to ▁pay ▁for