He then became a Conservative and was Member of Parliament for Liverpool East Toxteth from 1929 to 1930, when on the death of his father he succeeded to the barony becoming the 2nd Baron Melchett.
He then became a Conservative and was Member of Parliament for Liverpool East Toxteth from 1929 to 1931. On the death of his father in 1930 he succeeded to the barony becoming the 2nd Baron Melchett.