Educated by his father and at the University of Oxford, he graduated BA from Magdalen Hall in 1833 and MA in 1835. Following admission to deacon´s order, he was appointed curate of St Petrox, Dartmouth, and ordained priest at Exeter in 1834.
Educated by his father and at the University of Oxford, he earned a BA degree from Magdalen Hall in 1833 and an MA degree in 1835. After admission to deacon's order, he was appointed curate of St Petrox, Dartmouth, and ordained as a priest in Exeter in 1834.