In the Conservative cabinet of 1895-1900 he was President of the Local Government Board, and was responsible for the Agricultural Rates Act 1896; but he was not included in the ministry after its reconstruction in 1900.
In the Conservative cabinet of 1895-1900 he was President of the Local Government Board, and was responsible for the Agricultural Rates Act 1896. He was not included in the ministry after its reconstruction in 1900.