hiː wʌz ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɚɹ ʌv nˈɑːɾɪŋˌæm fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn ænd kˈaʊnsəl tə ðə spˈiːkɚɹ ʌvðə kˈɑːmənz fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən.
He was Recorder of Nottingham from 1881 to 1909 and Counsel to the Speaker of the Commons from 1883 to 1907.