He was forced to sell his Pontefract burgages, from which he derived most of his influence in the constituency, in straightened financial circumstances in 1740, and left the Commons when it was dissolved the following year.
He was compelled to relinquish his property holdings in Pontefract, from which he derived most of his authority in the constituency, as a result of financial difficulties in 1740, and departed Parliament when it was dissolved the following year.