fˈoʊkstoʊn fˈɜːst ˈɛntɚd ðə hˈaʊs ʌv kˈɑːmənz fɔːɹ hɪz fˈɑːðɚz pˈɑːkɪt bˈʌɹoʊ ʌv dˈaʊntən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn ænd swˈɪtʃt tə sˈɔːlsbɹi ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː.
Folkestone first entered the House of Commons for his father's pocket borough of Downton in 1801 and switched to Salisbury in 1802.