Retired from office of First Sea Lord, and was succeeded by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Wilson, but remained a member of the Committee of Imperial Defence. Recording his retirement in the First Lord’s Memorandum, dated March 4, 1910, Mr. Reginald McKenna said: “The measures which are associated with his name and have been adopted by several successive Governments will prove of far-reaching and lasting benefit to the Naval Service and the country.”
March 10, 1910.
Took the oath and his seat in the House of Lords.
May 24, 1912.
Visited at Naples by Mr. Churchill (the new First Lord) and Mr. Asquith (Prime Minister).
July 30, 1912.
Appointed Chairman of the Royal Commission on Oil Fuel and Oil Engines for the Navy.
September 7, 1914.
Appointed Honorary Colonel of the First Naval Brigade, Royal Naval Division.