▁as ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Lewis ' ▁birth , ▁had ▁income ▁from ▁est ates ▁in ▁Hun ting d ons hire ▁and ▁J ama ica ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁interests ▁in ▁min ing ▁and ▁bank ing . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁he ▁inherited ▁the ▁P enc arrow ▁Est ate ▁in ▁North ▁Corn wall ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁M oles worth ▁family ▁since ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Con sequently , ▁Sir ▁Lewis ▁M oles worth ▁had ▁sufficient ▁private ▁income ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁privile ged ▁position ▁of ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁give ▁his ▁time ▁and ▁commit ment ▁to ▁his ▁public ▁career . ▁ ▁He ▁fought ▁his ▁first ▁Parliament ary ▁seat ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁general ▁election ▁in ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Union ist ▁interest ▁at ▁La unc eston ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁county ▁of ▁Corn wall . ▁Trad itionally ▁a ▁Conserv ative ▁seat , ▁La unc eston ▁went ▁Liberal ▁after ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁The ▁sitting ▁MP , ▁Sir ▁Charles ▁Thomas ▁Dy ke ▁A cl and , ▁was ▁returned ▁uno pp osed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁but ▁by ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁A cl and ▁had ▁stood ▁down ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁Liberal ▁candidate ▁was ▁installed . ▁M oles worth ▁picked ▁up ▁the ▁Union ist ▁b aton ▁for ▁this ▁election ▁but ▁lost ▁by ▁ 9 8 4 ▁votes . ▁ ▁M oles worth ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁a ▁commit ment ▁to ▁fighting ▁La unc eston ▁again , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁hoped ▁by ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Union ists