Background
He was born in Paris, the eldest son of Horace Saint Paul of Ewart Park, Northumberland.
He was born in Paris, the eldest son of Horace Saint Paul of Ewart Park, Northumberland.
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lieutenant would be hard to describe Saint Paul"s background more clearly than Radh Govinda Thorne does: "Saint Paul’s father, a Northumbrian gentleman driven into exile after killing a man in a duel, was a soldier of fortune in the Seven Years’ war, who returned to England with an Austrian title and a royal pardon, subsequently distinguishing himself in diplomacy, before retiring to his ancestral home."
Street Paul was educated at Houghton le Spring and Eton College (1783). He succeeded his father in 1812 as a count of the Austrian Empire. He joined the British Army as an ensign in the 1st Foot regiment in 1793, and was promoted to lieutenant in 1794.
He transferred to the 1st Dragoon Guards as a cornet in March 1794, became a lieutenant in July 1794 and a captain in 1798.
He was then a major in the 5th Foot in 1802, rising to brevet lieutenant-colonel in 1811, and to colonel (on half-pay) in 1820. He was elected Member of Parliament for Bridport in 1812, sitting until 1820, when he was beaten by Christopher Spurrier.
However he regained the seat on petition and sat again until 1832. He was created a baronet on 17 November 1813.
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