▁▁ ▁The ▁two ▁shared ▁extensive ▁correspond ence ▁and ▁visited ▁each ▁other ' s ▁houses ▁over ▁many ▁years . ▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁actions ▁as ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁protection ist ▁fa ction ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁in ▁parliament ▁and ▁support ▁for ▁Lord ▁Derby ' s ▁Prime ▁Minister ship ▁that ▁saw ▁him ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁Baron et age . ▁ ▁He ▁supported ▁am end ments ▁to ▁the ▁Po or ▁Law ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁responsibility ▁for ▁a ▁bast ard ▁was ▁not ▁left ▁sole ly ▁upon ▁the ▁mother , ▁as ▁originally ▁proposed , ▁but ▁would ▁" place ▁some ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁responsibility ▁on ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁father ". ▁ ▁Mil es ▁supported ▁En closure , ▁maintain ing ▁that ▁" All ot ments ▁of ▁land ▁under ▁en clos ures ▁were ▁much ▁more ▁benef icial ▁to ▁the ▁poor ▁than ▁a ▁common ▁right ▁of ▁past ure . ▁ ▁Not ▁one ▁inhab it ent ▁in ▁ten ▁of ▁a ▁parish ▁made ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁common ▁for ▁purposes ▁of ▁past ur age ; ▁but ▁when ▁All ot ments ▁were ▁made , ▁every ▁inhab it ent ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁benefit ." ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁deeply ▁religious , ▁at ▁one ▁stage ▁putting ▁forward ▁an ▁am end ment ▁in ▁Parliament ▁to ▁prevent ▁trains ▁running ▁on ▁the ▁then ▁newly ▁proposed ▁Great ▁Western ▁Railway ▁on ▁Sund ays . ▁ ▁Other ▁roles ▁Sir ▁William ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁Som erset ▁Qu arter ▁S essions ▁for ▁ 3 5 ▁years , ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁family ' s ▁bank , ▁Mil es ▁& ▁Co ▁( which ▁later