Before setting up as an architect in 1809, he worked in the office of Lord Wellesley, in Calcutta, and afterwards, in Dublin as private secretary to Wellesley's brother Arthur, later the Duke of Wellington.
Before setting up as an architect in 1809, he joined the Civil Service of the East India Company, working in the office of Lord Wellesley, in Calcutta. Afterwards, in Dublin he he was employed as private secretary to Wellesley's brother Arthur, later the Duke of Wellington.