Career
Anson's military experience began from 1844 to 1847. He served in England, Ireland and Scotland from 1847–1855, Mauritius, 1857–1862 and Madagascar 1862-1865. He returned to England and was appointed as the last Lieutenant Governor of Penang from 1867 to 1882, after serving in the army in India. In his memoirs About Others and Myself he describes the feeling of depression upon his appointment as Penang's Resident Councillor.
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