text_original: He started his political life as a Tory, and at the age of twenty five was offered by Spencer Perceval his choice of the Exchequer or the Secretaryship at Warr^ He chose the War Office, and there he remained for nearly twenty years (1809 1828), serving under five Tory Prime Ministers.
text_transcription: HE STARTED HIS POLITICAL LIFE AS A TORY AND AT THE AGE OF TWENTY FIVE WAS OFFERED BY SPENCER PERCIVAL HIS CHOICE OF THE EXCHEQUER OR THE SECRETARYSHIP AT WAR HE CHOSE THE WAR OFFICE AND THERE HE REMAINED FOR NEARLY TWENTY YEARS FROM EIGHTEEN O NINE TO EIGHTEEN TWENTY EIGHT SERVING UNDER FIVE TORY PRIME MINISTERS
phonemes: hiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd hɪz pəlˈɪɾɪkəl lˈaɪf æz ɐ tˈɔːɹi, ænd æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv twˈɛnti fˈaɪv wʌz ˈɔfɚd baɪ spˈɛnsɚ pˈɜːsɛvəl hɪz tʃˈɔɪs ʌvðɪ ɛkstʃˈɛkɚ ɔːɹ ðə sˈɛkɹətɹiʃˌɪp æt wˈɑːɹ hiː tʃˈoʊz ðə wˈɔːɹ ˈɑːfɪs, ænd ðɛɹ hiː ɹᵻmˈeɪnd fɔːɹ nˌɪɹli twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz (wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt), sˈɜːvɪŋ ˌʌndɚ fˈaɪv tˈɔːɹi pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚz.