From 1896 onward he was chairman of the Burma Railways, the Egyptian Delta Railway, and the Khedivial Mail Steamship Company, and was on the boards of other companies. He died at Suffolk House, Maple Road, Surbiton – the residence of his eldest daughter Emma Sophia Groome – on 24 March 1908. He was buried at Earl Soham.
From 1896 onward, he served as chairman of the Burma Railways, Egyptian Delta Railway, and Khedivial Mail Steamship Company. He also sat on the boards of other companies. He passed away at Suffolk House, Maple Road, Surbiton – the residence of his eldest daughter Emma Sophia Groome – on March 24, 1908. His burial took place at Earl Soham.