A member of the Foreign Office staff, who was appointed Ambassador to Patagonia. On the death of John Morton, he married Arabella Trefoil.

"...a handsome man...about six feet high ...a distinguished clerk ...and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines" - The American Senator