fˈoʊkstoʊn wʌz hˈaɪ ʃˈɛɹɪf ʌv wˈɪltʃɚ fɔːɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks ænd wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɐ dˈɛpjuːɾi luːtˈɛnənt ʌv bˈɜːkʃɚɹ ˌɔn tˈuː mˈeɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv.
Folkestone was High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1846 and was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Berkshire on 2 May 1855.