[1] He was born the younger son of Henry Holland, a builder of Church Row, Fulham, Middlesex.
By 1795 he had bought from the 5th Duke of Bedford an estate at Okehampton which gave him control over one of the borough's parliamentary seats and was returned unopposed the following year.
He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Okehampton from 1796 to 1802 and 1806 to 1807, for Honiton on 11 April 1806 – 1806 and for Shaftesbury in 1812 – 19 February 1813.
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