▁chairman ▁of ▁Wol ver ham pton ▁School ▁Board ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁Deput y ▁Lieutenant ▁for ▁Staff ord shire ▁and ▁J P ▁for ▁Wol ver ham pton . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁general ▁election ▁F ow ler ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Liberal ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁for ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Wol ver ham pton , ▁a ▁seat ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁the ▁bor ough ▁was ▁divided ▁under ▁the ▁Red ist ribution ▁of ▁Se ats ▁Act ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁He ▁then ▁was ▁then ▁returned ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁general ▁election ▁as ▁the ▁MP ▁for ▁Wol ver ham pton ▁East , ▁and ▁held ▁that ▁seat ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁en no bled ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁He ▁served ▁under ▁William ▁E wart ▁Glad stone ▁as ▁Under - Secret ary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁the ▁Home ▁Department ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁as ▁Fin an cial ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁and ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Board ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁and ▁under ▁Lord ▁Rose ber y ▁as ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁India ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁sw orn ▁of ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council . ▁ ▁F ow ler ▁later ▁held ▁office