▁under ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Campbell - B ann erman ▁and ▁H . ▁H . ▁As qu ith ▁as ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Lanc aster ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁The ▁latter ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁the ▁peer age ▁as ▁Vis count ▁Wol ver ham pton , ▁of ▁Wol ver ham pton ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Staff ord , ▁and ▁served ▁under ▁As qu ith ▁as ▁Lord ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁widely ▁thought ▁of ▁as ▁a ▁future ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁but ▁his ▁ill ▁health ▁prevent ed ▁this . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁approach ▁to ▁polic ym aking , ▁according ▁to ▁Neil ▁Smith , ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁F ow ler ▁( who ▁became ▁Vis count ▁Wol ver ham pton ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ) ▁was ▁support ive ▁of ▁reform ▁legisl ation ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁p ensions , ▁education , ▁and ▁the ▁Po or ▁Law . ▁According ▁to ▁his ▁private ▁secretary , ▁however , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁“ the ▁p atience ▁to ▁suffer ▁Rad ical ▁and ▁Labour ▁members ▁glad ly .” ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁elected ▁President ▁of ▁The ▁Law ▁Society ▁ 1 9 0 1 – 0 2 . ▁ ▁Lord ▁Wol ver ham pton ▁died ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁aged ▁ 8 0 . ▁ ▁Family ▁F ow ler ▁married ▁Ellen ▁Thor ney cro ft , ▁daughter ▁of ▁iron master ▁and ▁first ▁Mayor