▁due ▁to ▁falling ▁numbers ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁he ▁purchased ▁Cle ved on ▁House , ▁C ove ▁as ▁a ▁summer ▁home . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁prov ost ▁of ▁the ▁burg h ▁of ▁C ove ▁and ▁Kil cre gg an ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Honor ary ▁Colonel ▁of ▁the ▁Glasgow - based ▁ 1 st ▁Lan ark shire ▁Art illery ▁Vol unte ers , ▁and ▁retained ▁the ▁position ▁with ▁its ▁successor ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Low land ▁Brigade , ▁Royal ▁Field ▁Art illery ▁in ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Force . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁general ▁election ▁as ▁the ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁for ▁Bar row ▁in ▁F urn ess , ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁seat ▁until ▁his ▁defeat ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁general ▁election . ▁He ▁cont ested ▁the ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁general ▁election ▁in ▁the ▁Mon mouth ▁Bor ough s , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁win ▁the ▁seat . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁He ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁baron et ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁of ▁G art more , ▁Per th shire . ▁ ▁C ay zer ▁married ▁Ag nes ▁Elizabeth ▁Tr ic key ▁of ▁Cl if ton , ▁Br istol , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁The ▁couple ▁met ▁in