 He was educated at Westminster School and then at Christ Church, Oxford.On 12 June 1741, at Oxford Chapel, Marylebone, he married Constantia Ernle, the only daughter and heiress of John Kyrle Ernle of Whetham House, Calne.Her great-grandfather was Sir John Ernle, who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1676 and 1689.