1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 6… (1911)
“ In 1833, however, he was returned for Dundee; and after being twice re-elected for the same city (1835 and 1837) , he was raised to the peerage in 1841 with the title of Baron Congleton of Congleton. In 1842, having suffered for some time from ill-health and melancholy, he committed suicide. He was a Liberal Whig, and took a prominent part in the struggle of his party. In 1806 he was a commissioner of the treasury for Ireland ”
