haʊˈɛvɚ, wˈɪlsənpˈæʔn̩ dɪdnˌɑːt hˈoʊld mˌɪnɪstˈɪɹiəl ˈɑːfɪs ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, wˌɛn, ˈeɪdʒd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv, hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tʃˈænsɛlɚɹ ʌvðə dˈʌtʃi ʌv lˈæŋkæstɚɹ ɪnðə lˈæst ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ʌv hɪz ˈoʊld fɹˈɛnd ðɪ ˈɜːl ʌv dˈɜːbi.
However, Wilson-Patten did not hold ministerial office until 1867, when, aged 65, he was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the last administration of his old friend the Earl of Derby.