Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, he entered the army as a cornet in 1818 and in 1830 became a major in the 5th Dragoon Guards.
He was educated at Eton and Trinity College. He entered. The army as a cornet in 1818 and in 1830 became a major in the 5th Dragoon Guards. Eton were Cambridge. Trinity College were Cambridge.