He was elected at the 1830 general election as a Whig Member of Parliament ( MP ) for the borough of Thetford in Norfolk .
He was held the seat until the 1831 election , which he did not contest .
He was elected at the 1830 general election as a Whig Member of Parliament ( MP ) for the borough of Thetford in Norfolk , and held the seat until the 1831 election , which he did not contest .