▁Foot ▁( Ro yal ▁F us ili ers ) ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 7 , ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁Foot ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 9 , ▁and ▁major ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 3 rd ▁Foot ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁promoted ▁to ▁bre vet ▁lieutenant - col onel ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 4 , ▁colon el ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 8 ▁and ▁major - general ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁Sus sex ▁ye oman ry ▁( 1 7 9 8 ), ▁a ▁l t .- col onel ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 8 ▁and ▁Colonel ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Pe ven sey ▁Vol unte ers ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁Lieutenant - Col onel - Command ant ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4 . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁War wick ▁from ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁and ▁sat ▁until ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁inherited ▁the ▁title ▁Vis count ▁G age ▁in ▁the ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁Ireland ▁and ▁Baron ▁G age ▁in ▁the ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁from ▁his ▁uncle , ▁William ▁G age ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁he ▁married ▁his ▁cousin , ▁Sus anna ▁Maria ▁Sk inner , ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁the ▁Del ance y ▁family . ▁Both