[1] Sitwell was the son of the late Robert Sacheverell Sitwell, of Morley, Derbyshire, England, by Charlotte Anne, daughter of Francis Bradshaw, was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford where he matriculated in June 1841, and graduated B.A.
[2] He entered at the Middle Temple in April 1846, and was called to the bar in May 1849.
[2] Sitwell emigrated to Australia, and was admitted to the Victorian bar in February 1853.
[2] He was Solicitor-General in the first responsible ministry formed in Victoria, from 25 February 1857 to 11 March 1857.
[2] Sitwell took part in politics in Derbyshire and died in Bournemouth, England.