He was elected to Parliament for Lincoln in the 1906 general election and served under Asquith as Under-Secretary of State for India 1914 to 1915 and as Comptroller of the Household from 1915 to 1916. He lost his seat in 1918.
He was elected to Parliament for Lincoln in the 1906 general election and served under Asquith as Under-Secretary of State for India from 1914 to 1915 and as Comptroller of the Household from 1915 to 1916. He lost his seat in 1918.