[1] Andover was returned unopposed as a Tory Member of Parliament for Castle Rising at a by-election on 16 April 1737.

In February 1741, he was one of the Tories who withdrew on the motion for Prime Minister Robert Walpole's dismissal.

They resided at Elford Hall, Staffordshire, and had four children:[2] Andover was killed in an accident on 15 July 1756.

He was returning to Lichfield through Fisherwick Park when his young horses were frightened; he was thrown from the chaise carriage and landed on his head, dying instantly.

[5] His estates at Elford, Castle Rising, and Ashtead were eventually inherited by his only surviving child, Hon.