y ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁he ▁succeeded ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁the ▁ear ld om ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords . ▁When ▁Derby ▁became ▁prime ▁minister ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁Lord ▁Brad ford ▁was ▁made ▁Lord ▁Chamber lain ▁of ▁the ▁House hold , ▁an ▁office ▁he ▁retained ▁until ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁the ▁last ▁year ▁under ▁the ▁premi ership ▁of ▁Benjamin ▁Dis ra eli . ▁He ▁again ▁served ▁under ▁Dis ra eli ▁as ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Hor se ▁between ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁same ▁office ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁in ▁Lord ▁Sal is bury ' s ▁first ▁administration . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁his ▁political ▁career , ▁Lord ▁Brad ford ▁was ▁a ▁Deput y ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁Staff ord shire ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Lord - L ie utenant ▁of ▁Sh ro pshire ▁between ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Sh ro pshire ▁Ye oman ry ▁Caval ry , ▁beginning ▁as ▁cor net ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁promoted ▁captain ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁and ▁res ign ing ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Colonel ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Vol unte er ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁Sh ro pshire ▁Light ▁Infantry .