ʌnsəksˈɛsfəl ɪn stˈændɪŋ fɔːɹ ᵻlˈɛkʃən tə ðə hˈaʊs ʌv kˈɑːmənz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn, fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt hiː sˈæt ɪnðə hˈaʊs ʌv lˈɔːɹdz æz ɐ skˈɑːɾɪʃ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv pˈɪɹ.
Unsuccessful in standing for election to the House of Commons in 1841, from 1853 until 1858 he sat in the House of Lords as a Scottish Representative Peer.