▁period ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁leading ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Arts ; ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁of ▁correspond ence ▁and ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Trans actions , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁society . ▁For ▁services ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁Institution ▁of ▁Civil ▁Engine ers ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁an ▁honor ary ▁member . ▁From ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁he ▁was ▁honor ary ▁secretary ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁tre as ur ers ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Liter ary ▁Fund ▁Society . ▁ ▁In ▁politics ▁At ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁with ▁his ▁friend ▁Sir ▁John ▁William ▁Lub bo ck , ▁To oke ▁un success fully ▁cont ested ▁the ▁close ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Tru ro . ▁After ▁Reform ▁Act ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁he ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁was ▁elected , ▁and ▁represented ▁the ▁bor ough ▁until ▁July ▁ 1 8 3 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁afterwards ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁F ins bury , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁proceed ▁to ▁a ▁poll , ▁and ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁he ▁un success fully ▁cont ested ▁Reading . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁five ▁sessions ▁that ▁he ▁sat ▁in ▁parliament ▁To oke ▁supported ▁reform , ▁and ▁gave ▁his ▁vote ▁for ▁measures ▁for ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁education ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁sla very ; ▁but ▁in ▁later ▁life