general ▁to ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales , ▁and ▁he ▁apparently ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁favour ite ▁with ▁the ▁Prince ▁and ▁his ▁wife . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Knight ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St ▁Michael ▁and ▁St ▁George ▁( K CM G ) ▁for ▁acting ▁as ▁the ▁British ▁representative ▁at ▁an ▁international ▁conference ▁on ▁mar itime ▁law ▁held ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁the ▁previous ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁general ▁election ▁he ▁was ▁returned ▁as ▁Conserv ative ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁the ▁Ch est erton ▁division ▁of ▁Camb rid ges hire . ▁After ▁his ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁general ▁election , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁at ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁for ▁the ▁Hol born ▁division ▁of ▁F ins bury . ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁frequent ▁speaker ▁in ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Rec order ▁of ▁London , ▁and ▁office ▁which ▁could ▁be ▁combined ▁with ▁being ▁in ▁Parliament , ▁but ▁not ▁with ▁a ▁court ▁position ▁( th us ▁he ▁res igned ▁as ▁att orney - general ▁to ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales ). ▁A ▁contemporary ▁newspaper ▁ob itu ary ▁has ▁the ▁following ▁on ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁rec order : ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Priv y ▁Coun c ill or ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁office ▁on ▁ 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 0