 When the "Dublin Post" of 2 May 1811 erroneously reported his death, he demanded a retraction which they printed under the headline "Public Disappointment".He purchased an estate at Painshill Park in Surrey and re-entered parliament in June 1817 as Member for Ludgershall and held the seat until his death.He briefly married Elizabeth Mullen in 1759, and had a daughter, Harriet Luttrell.