wˌɛn ðə kənsˈɜːvətˌɪvz kˈeɪm tə pˈaʊɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv ˌʌndɚ lˈɔːɹd sˈɔːlsbɹi, fˈoʊkstoʊn wʌz swˈoːɹn ʌvðə pɹˈɪvi kˈaʊnsəl ænd ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tɹˈɛʒɚɹɚɹ ʌvðə hˈaʊshoʊld.
When the Conservatives came to power in 1885 under Lord Salisbury, Folkestone was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed Treasurer of the Household.