hɪz fɹˈɛnd sˌɜː wˈɪljəm fɹˈeɪsɚ ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd ðæt ɪn pˈɑːɹləmənt lˈɔːɹd sˈiːfiːld tˈʊk nˈoʊ vˈɛɹi pɹˈɑːmɪnənt pˈɑːɹt, hɪz nˈætʃɚɹəl dˌɪspəzˈɪʃən nˌɑːt ɪŋklˈaɪnɪŋ hˌɪm tə ðɪ ˈæktɪv tˈɜːmɔɪl ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkəl lˈaɪf, ænd ðə wˈɛbsaɪt hɪstˈɔːɹɪk hˈænsɑːɹd ʃˈoʊz ɐn ɐpˈɪɹəns bˌʌt nˈoʊ spˈiːtʃᵻz mˌeɪd ɪnðə hˈaʊs ʌv lˈɔːɹdz.
His friend Sir William Fraser recorded that In Parliament Lord Seafield took no very prominent part, his natural disposition not inclining him to the active turmoil of political life, and the website Historic Hansard shows an appearance but no speeches made in the House of Lords.