Career
Following Solihull School Short joined the Army of the Honourable East India Company and achieved the rank of leiutenant-colonel in the 21st Madras Native Infantry at a high point in the Company rule in India. He retired as an Honorary Colonel on 9 September 1830.
He was offered another job by the East India Company in India although upon his return to England he married Mary Astle in 1835 and so wanted to remain in the marital home. He took several jobs as a Justice of the Peace in 1938 and served for a 20 year period. He was also elected to the position of Guardian of the Poor Law Union and then as its Chairman.
During his career he commended Solihull School to traders and his fellow officers resulting in an increase in reputation of the school.
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