Career
Diston was a Member (Member of Parliament) of the Parliament of England and Parliament of Great Britain for Devizes, 11 December 1706 – 1710 and 1715 to 1722. Diston also served as a Director of the Bank of England (1701–1721), as its Deputy Governor (1721–1723). And as a sometime Director of the new East India Company (1706–1708 and 1711).
He constructed a house, Mount Diston (now Woodcote Grove), where he lived for approximately 15 years.