He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
He was appointed:
- Vicar of Kinlett, Shropshire
- Vicar of Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire
- Vicar of Urchfont, Wiltshire, 1800
- Vicar of Nether Stowey, Somerset 1801
- Vicar of Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire 1807–1841
- Rector of West Ilsley, Berkshire 1820–1826
He was appointed to the seventh stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1797, and held the stall until 1828. He was buried in the chapel on 27 February 1828.