hiː ʌnsəksˈɛsfəli kəntˈɛstᵻd ɹˈʌɡbi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks, ænd wʌzɐ spˈɛʃəl kəmˈɪʃənɚ tə ðə ɹˈɔɪəl kəmˈɪʃən ɔnðə pˈʊɹ lˈɔːz fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən.
He unsuccessfully contested Rugby in 1906, and was a Special Commissioner to the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws from 1906 to 1907.