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.
A military officer rose through the ranks, being promoted to lieutenant colonel on March 3, 1843. After a 50-year-old retirement, he relocated to England with his family and lived in Portsea, Hampshire, before becoming President of the British Virgin Islands in 1852.