hiː hˈɛld ˈɑːfɪs æz faɪnˈænʃəl sˈɛkɹətɹi tə ðə tɹˈɛʒɚɹi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ wɛn hiː wʌz swˈoːɹn æz ɐ pɹˈɪvi kˈaʊnsɪlɚ ænd æz pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə bˈoːɹd ʌv tɹˈeɪd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn.
He held office as Financial Secretary to the Treasury in 1924 (when he was sworn as a Privy Councillor) and as President of the Board of Trade from 1929 to 1931.