Conservative/Liberal MP for the Isle of Wight 1900-04, 1923-24, Liverpool Abercrombie 1906-Jan 1910, Ilkeston 1910-22
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies 1908-11, Under-Secretary of State for War 1911-12, Secretary of State for War 1912-14, Under-Secretary of State for Air 1919, President of the Air Council 1919