5 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Pr ud ential ▁Ass urance ▁Co . ▁Ltd .. ▁He ▁was ▁High ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁Corn wall ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁He ▁wrote ▁two ▁nov els ▁and ▁a ▁collect ive ▁bi ography ▁of ▁" rog ues ". ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁At ▁his ▁death , ▁his ▁residence ▁was ▁P orth pe an ▁House , ▁Lower ▁P orth pe an , ▁St ▁Aust ell , ▁Corn wall . ▁The ▁garden ▁that ▁he ▁developed ▁there ▁is ▁still ▁famous . ▁ ▁Publications ▁ 1 9 3 2 : ▁Captain ▁C ul ver in . ▁London : ▁Ernest ▁B enn ▁( nov el ) ▁ 1 9 4 3 : ▁Vic toire : ▁a ▁novel . ▁London : ▁Mac mill an ▁ 1 9 5 1 : ▁Rest oration ▁Rog ues ; ▁with ▁pl ates , ▁including ▁port ra its . ▁London : ▁H oll is ▁& ▁Carter ▁( On ▁Thomas ▁Blood , ▁William ▁Bed lo e , ▁Ralph ▁Mont agu , ▁Thomas ▁D anger field , ▁Edward ▁Fitz h arr is ▁and ▁Barbara ▁Vill iers .) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 5 ▁death s ▁Category : English ▁garden ers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁Mar l borough ▁College ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Cambridge ▁Category : Pol it icians