ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd mˈeɪɚɹ ʌv fˈoʊkstoʊn fɚðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ, ænd wɛn hiː vˈeɪkeɪɾᵻd ðɪ ˈɑːfɪs ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ hiː doʊnˈeɪɾᵻd ɐ sˈʌm ˈiːkwəl tə ðə sˈælɚɹi tə ðə vɪktˈoːɹiə hˈɑːspɪɾəl.
In November 1901 he was elected Mayor of Folkestone for the following year, and when he vacated the office the following year he donated a sum equal to the salary to the Victoria Hospital.