▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁The ▁latter ▁year ▁he ▁succeeded ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁the ▁ear ld om ▁and ▁took ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁( in ▁virtue ▁of ▁his ▁junior ▁title ▁of ▁Baron ▁W igan , ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ). ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁C raw ford ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁and ▁appointed ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Agricult ure , ▁with ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁cabinet , ▁in ▁the ▁coal ition ▁government ▁of ▁H . ▁H . ▁As qu ith . ▁ ▁When ▁David ▁Lloyd ▁George ▁became ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁C raw ford ▁became ▁Lord ▁Priv y ▁Se al . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁Lloyd ▁George ▁appointed ▁him ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Lanc aster , ▁but ▁removed ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁cabinet . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁First ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Works ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁and ▁in ▁April ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁made ▁Minister ▁of ▁Transport , ▁and ▁restored ▁to ▁the ▁cabinet . ▁He ▁retained ▁these ▁two ▁posts ▁until ▁the ▁coal ition ▁government ▁fell ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁his ▁political ▁career ▁C raw ford ▁was ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Manchester ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4