published in
Vanity Fair in 1901. In 1869, he was
called to the Bar, and went on the home circuit until 1873, when he succeeded to the
baronetcy. In 1874, he became Vinerian reader in
English law at Oxford, a post attached to a Fellowship of All Souls College, which he held until he became, in 1881,
Warden of All Souls. Anson identified himself both with local and university interests; he became an alderman of the city of
Oxford in 1892, chairman of quarter sessions for the county in 1894, was
Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University in 1898–1899, and Chancellor of the
Diocese of Oxford in 1899. In that year he was returned, without opposition, as
Member of Parliament (MP) for
Oxford University in the
Liberal Unionist interest, and consequently resigned the vice-chancellorship. a post he held until 1905. He was made a
Privy Counsellor in 1911. Anson took an active part in the foundation of a school of law at Oxford, and taught law to undergraduates of
Trinity College, Oxford, from 1886 to 1898. His volumes on
The Principles of the English Law of Contract (1884, 11th ed. 1906), and on
The Law and Custom of the Constitution in two parts, "The Parliament" and "The Crown" (1886–1892, 3rd ed. 1907, pt. 1 .vol. ii.), became standard works. He received the
honorary degree Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) from the
Victoria University of Manchester in February 1902, in connection with the 50th jubilee celebrations of the establishment of the university. He was on the governing body of
Abingdon School from 1900 until his death in 1914. ==Personal life==