he was member of parliament for oxfordshire 1690–1699. he was constable of the tower and lord lieutenant of the tower hamlets between 1702 and 1705. he held the office of lord lieutenant of oxfordshire between 1702 and 1705. after the 1705 english general election, the entrance of the whigs into government meant that he was deprived of his offices in october 1705. he was chief justice in eyre, south of the trent, 1711–1715. he held the office of lord lieutenant of oxfordshire again between 1712 and 1715. on the death of queen anne in 1714 he was appointed a lord justice of the realm.