Tall for his time at 6'4", he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and afterwards he lived in London, where he was a close friend of the poet Thomas Campbell with whom he helped to found the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland, of which he was secretary.
Standing at 6'4" tall, he received his education at Trinity College, Dublin, and subsequently resided in London, where he was a close friend of the poet Thomas Campbell with whom he collaborated to establish the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland, for which he served as secretary.