Constituency : Somerset South 1892-1911
Edward took over from Viscount Kilcoursie at Somerset South.
Edward was the son and heir of a baronet. He succeeded him in 1901.
Edward was a member of the council of the Central Associated Chambers of Agriculture.
Campbell-Bannerman appointed Edward Treasurer of the Household, a post he held until 1909. He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries from 1909 to 1911.
In 1911 Edward was elevated to Baron Strachie despite his support for abolition of the Lords. In 1912 he became Paymaster-General. He was dropped when Asquith formed the coalition government in 1915.
He died in 1936 aged 77.
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