▁not ▁se ated ▁ ▁as ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁until ▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁ 1 7 2 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁African ▁Company ▁again ▁from ▁ 1 7 2 8 ▁to ▁ 1 7 3 1 ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁MP s ▁who ▁gu ided ▁a ▁pet ition ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁Company ' s ▁for ts ▁through ▁Parliament ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 9 ▁and ▁ 1 7 3 0 , ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁opposition ▁from ▁the ▁free ▁trad ers ▁to ▁Africa . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁returned ▁uno pp osed ▁as ▁MP ▁for ▁Mont gom ery ▁Bor ough s ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 7 3 4 ▁general ▁election . ▁He ▁voted ▁consist ently ▁with ▁the ▁Government ▁and ▁his ▁only ▁reported ▁speech ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 9 ▁against ▁the ▁repe al ▁of ▁the ▁Test ▁Act . ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁died ▁on ▁ 3 ▁October ▁ 1 7 4 0 ▁and ▁he ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁baron et cy . ▁In ▁ 1 7 4 1 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Re venue ▁for ▁Ireland ▁which ▁was ▁worth ▁£ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁p . a . ▁He ▁transferred ▁to ▁Lud low , ▁another ▁seat ▁of ▁Lord ▁Pow is , ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 7 4 1 ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁was ▁returned ▁uno pp osed . ▁He ▁gave ▁up ▁his ▁post ▁as ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Re venue ▁for ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 7 , ▁as ▁under