Unsuccessful candidate for Aylesbury, 1837 and 1839; for Southampton, 9 August 1842.
Elected for Aylesbury 1847 and held the seat until his death on 26 November 1850.
He was married in 1813 to Anne Lucy (died August 1848), daughter of General the Hon. Vere Poulett. He was also a member of the Reform Club and the Athenaeum Club.