Complex sentence: He inherited the title Earl of Swinton on the death of his grandfather in 1972 and served as Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords under Margaret Thatcher from 1982 to 1986.
Split into simpler sentences: He inherited the title Earl of Swinton on the death of his grandfather in 1972. He served as Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords under Margaret Thatcher from 1982 to 1986.