▁was ▁exp elled ▁from ▁the ▁house . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁government ▁supp orter . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 7 3 4 ▁general ▁election , ▁he ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁for ▁Aber de ens hire ▁in ▁a ▁contest . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Ar gy ll . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 7 3 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁Administration ▁when ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁commission ▁for ▁his ▁brother ▁through ▁the ▁ ▁secretary ▁at ▁war , ▁but ▁when ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Ar gy ll ▁ ▁changed ▁sides , ▁he ▁followed , ▁voting ▁against ▁the ▁Government ▁on ▁the ▁Spanish ▁convention ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 9 ▁and ▁the ▁place ▁bill ▁of ▁ 1 7 4 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁returned ▁uno pp osed ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 7 4 1 ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁voted ▁against ▁Wal pole ’ s ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁elections ▁committee ▁in ▁December . ▁He ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Ar gy ll ’ s ▁gang ▁and ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁Han over ians ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 2 ▁and ▁ 1 7 4 4 . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 7 4 7 ▁general ▁election , ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁Parliament ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁Andrew ▁Mitchell ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁relation ▁of ▁his . ▁▁ ▁For bes ▁made ▁a ▁second ▁marriage ▁on ▁ 2 ▁October ▁ 1 7 4 9 , ▁ ▁to ▁Margaret ▁Burn ett , ▁wid ow ▁of ▁John ▁Burn ett ▁of ▁El rick , ▁Aber