2 , ▁he ▁was ▁sw orn ▁of ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁and ▁appointed ▁Vice - Ch am ber lain ▁of ▁the ▁House hold ▁under ▁William ▁E wart ▁Glad stone , ▁a ▁post ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁the ▁last ▁year ▁under ▁the ▁premi ership ▁of ▁Lord ▁Rose ber y . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Liberal ▁wh ip . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁created ▁Vis count ▁Al th orp , ▁of ▁Great ▁Br ington ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁North am pton , ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁become ▁Lord ▁Chamber lain ▁in ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Campbell - B ann erman ' s ▁new ▁Liberal ▁administration ▁( his ▁older ▁brother ▁was ▁still ▁Earl ▁Sp encer ▁at ▁that ▁time ). ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁he ▁inherited ▁the ▁ear ld om ▁on ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁child less ▁elder ▁brother , ▁John ▁Sp encer , ▁ 5 th ▁Earl ▁Sp encer . ▁He ▁remained ▁Lord ▁Chamber lain ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁Lord ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁North am pt ons hire . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Knight ▁Grand ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Victor ian ▁Order ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁and ▁a ▁Knight ▁of ▁the ▁G arter ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁also