Whig/Liberal MP for Kingston upon Hull 1852-53, Huddersfield 1853-57, West Riding of Yorkshire 1857-59
Secretary of State for War 1863-66, Secretary of State for India 1866, Lord President of the Council 1868-73, First Lord of the Admiralty 1886, Secretary of State for the Colonies 1892-95, Lord Privy Seal 1905-08
