ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː hiː wʌz ˈɛlɪvˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðə lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv kˈaʊnsəl ænd ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌntˈɪl ɹᵻtˈaɪɚɹɪŋ fɹʌm tˈɪnwəld ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː.
In 1982 he was elevated to the Legislative Council and remained a member until retiring from Tynwald in 1993.