wˌaɪlst ɪn pˈɑːɹləmənt, hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐn ɐsˈɪstənt ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wˈɪp ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn, sˈɜːvd æz ɐ lˈɔːɹd kəmˈɪʃənɚɹ ʌvðə tɹˈɛʒɚɹi fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv, vˈaɪstʃˈeɪmbɚlˌɪn ʌvðə hˈaʊshoʊld nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən ænd kɑːmtɹˈoʊlɚɹ ʌvðə hˈaʊshoʊld nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt.
Whilst in parliament, he became an assistant government whip in 1931, served as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from 1932 to 1935, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1935–37 and Comptroller of the Household 1937–38.