Education
He was educated at Repton School and King"s College London.
He was educated at Repton School and King"s College London.
He sat for Leicester until 1906 when he was again defeated by the Liberal-Labour coalition. He was knighted in 1897.
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He was a keen Conservative and the leader of his party in Leicester, where, after being twice defeated at the poll, he was elected Member of Parliament in 1900. He was subsequently elected Conservative Member of Parliament for Hertford in January 1910 and held the seat until 1916.