ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt hiː sˈɔːt ᵻlˈɛkʃən ɪn dˈʌndiː æz ɐ lˈɪbɚɹəl jˈuːniənˌɪst kˈændᵻdˌeɪt, bˌʌt wʌz dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd baɪ ðə lˈɪbɚɹəl wˈɪnstən tʃˈɜːtʃɪl.
In 1908 he sought election in Dundee as a Liberal Unionist candidate, but was defeated by the Liberal Winston Churchill.