sentences:  From 1924 to 1926 he acted as a private secretary in the parliament where he served under the President of the Board of Trade and later under the Colonial Secretary.He was first elected at the 1924 general election, serving as MP for the Chippenham constituency in Wiltshire until his death.During the Spanish Civil War, he was a strong supporter of General Franco and the fascists, serving on the Friends of National Spain committee.