əpˌɑːn hɪz fˈɑːðɚz dˈɛθ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ, hiː səksˈiːdᵻd tə ðə pˈɪɹɪdʒ æz ðə sˈɛvənθ ˈɜːl ʌv ˈæbɪŋdən ænd ðɪ ɪlˈɛvənθ lˈɔːɹd nˈɔɹɪs.
Upon his father's death in 1884, he succeeded to the peerage as the 7th Earl of Abingdon and the 11th Lord Norris.