He was the son of
Edward Bouverie, of
Delapré Abbey,
Hardingstone, in
Northamptonshire, and his wife, Harriet Fawkener, the only daughter and sole heiress of Sir
Everard Fawkener; and nephew of the
1st Earl of Radnor. Bouverie was educated at
Eton College and commissioned a
cornet in the
2nd Dragoon Guards in 1799, transferring to the
Coldstream Guards as an
ensign a few months later. He spent the rest of his regimental career in the
Coldstreams. For his services during the
Peninsular War, he received the
Army Gold Cross, with one clasp, for the battles of
Salamanca,
Vitoria,
San Sebastian,
the Nive, and
Orthez. He became General Officer Commanding
Northern Command in 1828 and
Governor of Malta in 1836. A stained east window was erected to the General on 9 February 1869 at St Edmunds Church, Hardingstone, by the tenants and other inhabitants of the parish. ==References==