In 1814, he was appointed agent for packets at Dover, a post at that time demanding unremitting attention.
He died at his house in Dover on 21 December 1831, aged 80, and was buried in the family vault at Chilham.
He married Anne, daughter of William Oakley, but left no family.
He investigated the tumuli in various parts of Kent, and was a collector of antiquities.
'Case of Imperforate Anus successfully treated' in 'Memoirs of Medicine,' vol.
'An Account of Cinque Ports Meetings, called Brotherhoods and Guestlings,' Dover, 1811, 4to.
; reissued with additions as 'Cinque Ports, Brotherhoods, and Guestlings,' Dover, 1828, 4to.