hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt fɔːɹ bˈɜːmɪŋˌæm ˈiːst ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn, ɐ sˈiːt hiː hˈɛld ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn, ænd ðˈɛn ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd bˈɜːmɪŋˌæm ˈɜːdɪŋtən fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn ænd tˈæmwɜːθ fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv.
He was elected as Member of Parliament for Birmingham East in 1910, a seat he held until 1918, and then represented Birmingham Erdington from 1918 to 1929 and Tamworth from 1929 until 1935.