hiː ˈɛntɚd pˈɑːɹləmənt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn fɔːɹ wˈeɪməθ ænd mˈɛlkuːm ɹˈiːdʒɪs, ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ, tˈʊk ˌʌp ðə fˈæmɪli sˈiːt ʌv dˈɜːbiʃɚ, wˌɪtʃ hiː ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd, wɪð wˈʌn ˌɪntɚɹˈʌpʃən, ʌntˈɪl hɪz dˈɛθ fˈɔːɹɾi jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ.
He entered Parliament in 1751 for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, and in 1754, took up the family seat of Derbyshire, which he occupied, with one interruption, until his death forty years later.