In Parliament, he was Chairman of Ways and Means & Deputy Speaker to Arthur Wellesley Peel from 1893 to 1895, and was a member of the Royal Commissions on Tweed and Solway Fisheries in 1896, on the Water Supply to London in 1897, and of the Committees of Royal Commission Patriotic Fund in 1898.
He held prominent roles in Parliament, including chairing the Ways and Means Committee and serving as Deputy Speaker under Arthur Wellesley Peel. He was also involved with several Royal Commissions focused on various issues like fisheries, water supply, and charitable funds.