. ▁However , ▁when ▁the ▁Wh igs ▁returned ▁to ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁under ▁Lord ▁John ▁Russell ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁House hold , ▁which ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁his ▁res ignation ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁The ▁latter ▁year ▁Gros ven or ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁Parliament ▁for ▁M idd les ex , ▁a ▁seat ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁However , ▁he ▁never ▁returned ▁to ▁office . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁he ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁the ▁peer age ▁as ▁Baron ▁E bury , ▁of ▁E bury ▁Man or ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁M idd les ex . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁his ▁political ▁career ▁Lord ▁E bury ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁campaign er ▁for ▁Protest ant ism ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁founder ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁society ▁for ▁the ▁" re vision ▁of ▁the ▁prayer - book ". ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁movement ▁led ▁by ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley ▁Cooper , ▁ 7 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh aft es bury ▁for ▁the ▁improvement ▁of ▁factory ▁working ▁hours . ▁In ▁later ▁life ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁opp ose ▁William ▁E wart ▁Glad stone ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁Irish ▁Home ▁Rule . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 2 , ▁Lord ▁E bury ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁Second ▁Home ▁Rule ▁Bill , ▁by ▁far ▁the ▁oldest ▁peer ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁matter . ▁ ▁Lord ▁E bury