William Reynell Anson

Career Academic / Politician / Lawyer

Biography Politician and college head. He was a practising lawyer on the Northern circuit, and from 1874 he was the Vinerian reader in law. He became Warden of All Souls in 1881, and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University in 1898, resigning after a year to become one of two MPs for the University. [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 05/01/2007]

Biography References http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/30423 / Who Was Who 2007

Clubs & Societies Brooks / St James's / Athenaeum / Travellers / Law Society

County Oxfordshire

Relationship ?Field Collector / Other Owner / PRM Source

Archaeological or Ethnographic Archaeology

Collected around 1896-1901

Dates active 1843-1914

Donated around 1915

Owned 1896-1901

English collections Archaeological items found between Pusey and Hatfield and Charlbury

Oxford Uni College Balliolo College / All Souls

Oxford Uni Education Yes

Oxford Uni date 1862-

Oxford based Yes

Portrait link http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/30423

English collection size 4

Connections Elizabeth G. Anson