sentences:  Aylesford was returned to parliament for Castle Rising in 1772, a seat he held until 1774, and then represented Maidstone until 1777,when he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords.He was a Lord of the Bedchamber to George III between 1777 and 1783.The latter year he was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard by William Pitt the Younger.