He was born in Pondicherry in India, where his father, a nephew of the financier John Law, held a senior position in the colonial regime; his mother was a member of the Carvallho family of Portuguese traders.
He was born in Pondicherry in India. His father held a senior position in the colonial regime. A nephew of the financier John Law was his father. His mother was a member of the Carvallho family of Portuguese traders.