Background
He succeeded his father as Earl of Plymouth at the age of one, and was educated at Eton and The Queen"s College, Oxford.
He succeeded his father as Earl of Plymouth at the age of one, and was educated at Eton and The Queen"s College, Oxford.
Eton College; The Queen"s College.
In March 1750, he was appointed Constable of Flint Castle, Comptroller of the records in the counties of Chester and Flint, and Comptroller of the Pleas, Fine and Amerciaments in county Caernarvon. He obtained his Master of Arts in July. In 1753, he was appointed Custos Rotulorum of Flintshire, and in 1754, Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan.
He was also made a deputy lieutenant of Worcestershire in 1757.