0 ) ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁July ▁ 1 7 0 3 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Most yn ▁was ▁appointed ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁Ca ern ar v ons hire ▁for ▁ 1 7 0 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁T ory ▁and ▁a ▁supported ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁law ▁Daniel ▁Fin ch , ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Not ting ham ▁before ▁and ▁after ▁his ▁marriage . ▁At ▁the ▁second ▁general ▁election ▁of ▁ 1 7 0 1 ▁he ▁stood ▁for ▁Parliament ▁at ▁two ▁seats . ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁a ▁contest ▁at ▁Ch esh ire , ▁but ▁was ▁returned ▁uno pp osed ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁for ▁Fl int shire . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 7 0 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁returned ▁uno pp osed ▁for ▁Fl int ▁and ▁also ▁elected ▁MP ▁for ▁Ch esh ire , ▁which ▁he ▁chose ▁to ▁represent . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Const able ▁of ▁Fl int ▁Castle ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 2 . ▁He ▁voted ▁for ▁tack ing ▁on ▁the ▁Occ as ional ▁Con form ity ▁Bill ▁to ▁the ▁Land - tax ▁Bill ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 5 ▁and ▁this ▁may ▁have ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁his ▁seat ▁and ▁office ▁of ▁Const able . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 7 0 5 ▁general ▁election ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁poll ▁at ▁Ch esh ire ▁but ▁could ▁fall ▁back ▁on ▁the ▁seat ▁at ▁Fl int ▁Bor ough s ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁returned ▁uno pp osed . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁returned ▁uno pp osed ▁for ▁Fl