Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party 1929-31, Leader of the Liberal Party 1931-35, Leader of the Liberals in the House of Lords 1944-55
Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office 1905-09, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1909-10, 1915-16, Postmaster General 1910-14, 1915-16, President of the Local Goverment Board 1914-15, Home Secretary 1916, 1931-32