▁where ▁he ▁completed ▁ 3 1 ▁years ’ ▁Master ship   — ▁a ▁record . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁president ▁of ▁Som erset ▁County ▁Cr icket ▁Club . ▁ ▁Sir ▁Dennis ▁entered ▁Parliament ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁upon ▁the ▁elev ation ▁to ▁the ▁peer age ▁of ▁Lord ▁St ▁Aud ries , ▁and ▁was ▁returned ▁for ▁Well ington . ▁ ▁Up ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁Sir ▁Dennis ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁Ta un ton ▁Division ▁Conserv ative ▁Association , ▁and ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁succeeded ▁Lord ▁St . ▁Aud ries ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Som erset ▁Farm ers ' ▁Club . ▁He ▁was ▁High ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁Som erset ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁Sir ▁Dennis ▁was ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁Ta un ton ▁and ▁Som erset ▁Hospital , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁life - g overn or , ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁president ▁on ▁two ▁occasions . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁president ▁of ▁Ta un ton ▁Motor ▁Club , ▁Ass istant ▁County ▁Commission er ▁for ▁the ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁B ish ops ▁Ly de ard ▁Bank . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Western ▁Mor ning ▁News   — ▁Ob itu ary ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁( ed ited ) ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 5 ▁death s ▁Category : Dev ons hire ▁Regiment ▁officers ▁Category : B rit ish ▁Army ▁personnel ▁of ▁World ▁War