 The new couple lived in <unk> Manor , their peace disturbed in 1776 when Wenman 's health began to fail . He finally died on 10 April after " a constipation which medicine could not remove " , leaving Coke in charge of a 30 @,@ 000 acre estate at the age of 22 . Soon after his father 's death , Harbord and other senior Whigs visited Coke and asked him to stand for Norfolk in his father 's stead . Coke was not enthusiastic , not seeing himself as a politician and hoping to enjoy his new estates and wealth , but after his visitors pointed out a Tory might otherwise replace him " my blood chilled all over me from my head to my foot , and I came forward " . On 12 April he issued a manifesto to the Norfolk electorate , soon returning to campaign , and after being unanimously nominated on 27 April he was elected in May . 
