Career
Military He was a gifted military officer When the British ship "Tigris" sank in the Euphrates river he was one of the survivors. In 1839 he participated in taking of Herat.
Diplomatic He was the British Chargé d"Affaires to Persia between 1849-1855 and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary 1872-1879 Between 1855 to 1873 he served in Chile.