In stature he was slightly over the middle height, though the poise of his head, both in youth and age, gave the impression of greater tallness.

Till past his thirtieth year he was notably slender in figure, a defect in symmetry being the observable shortness of the legs, and he walked with swift, elastic step.

The foot was elegantly shaped, but the hand was that of the descendant of ancestors who had been engaged in manual labour.

The head was of oval form, the chin small and feminine, the height of the forehead remarkable.

The face, which (in youth) gave the impression of smallness, was brown in complexion; the nose was delicately formed and slightly curved; the hair brown, abundant, and usually dishevelled.