Morley succeeded his father as third Earl of Morley in 1864 and took his seat on the Liberal benches in the House of Lords. He served under William Ewart Gladstone as a Lord-in-waiting from 1868 to 1874 and as Under-Secretary of State for War from 1880 to 1885.
Morley inherited his father's title as third Earl of Morley in 1864 and became a member of the Liberal party in the House of Lords. He served under William Ewart Gladstone as a Lord-in-waiting from 1868 to 1874, and later held the position of Under-Secretary of State for War from 1880 to 1885.