He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel on 3 March 1843 and then retired on full pay aged 50. He returned to England with his family and lived in Portsea, Hampshire, until his appointment as President of the British Virgin Islands in 1852.
He was elevated to the rank of lieutenant colonel on 3 March 1843 and subsequently retired at the age of 50. He then returned to England with his family and resided in Portsea, Hampshire, until he assumed a new leadership role as President of the British Virgin Islands in 1852.