The son of Woodbine Parish, of Bawburgh Old Hall, Norfolk, a major in the Light Horse Volunteers, and educated at Eton College, he took up his first diplomatic post in 1814, becoming involved in events immediately following the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo.
This passage describes a person who is the son of Woodbine Parish, from Bawburgh Old Hall in Norfolk, a major in the Light Horse Volunteers, and educated at Eton College. He began his diplomatic career in 1814 after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo.