hiː wʌzðɪ ˈɛldɪst sˈʌn ʌv dʒˈeɪkəb bˈuːvɚɹi, fˈɜːst vˈaɪkaʊnt fˈoʊkstoʊn ænd mˈɛɹi klˈɑːɹk, ænd wʌz ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd æt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi kˈɑːlɪdʒ, ˈɑːksfɚd.
He was the eldest son of Jacob Bouverie, 1st Viscount Folkestone and Mary Clarke, and was educated at University College, Oxford.