1773 appointed writer in the East India Company's Bombay service; 1775-1778 worked in the governor-general's (Warren Hastings's) office in Bengal; 1778-1779 mission to Vietnam as emissary for the Bengal government; 1781-1783 mission to the Maratha ruler of Berar at Nagpur; 1786-1789 on furlough; 1794-1801 manager of a salt district; 1802-1805 MP for Newtown, Isle of Wight
Epithet: East India Company official and diplomat