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 succeeded his father in the title of third Earl of Morley in 1864 and joined the Liberal party in the House of Lords. He was a Lord-in-waiting under William Ewart Gladstone from 1868 to 1874, and later held the position of Under-Secretary of State for War from 1880 to 1885.