He was a Country Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1965 until his death, representing South Province.
On 7 October 1940, House enlisted for service with the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II, serving as a fighter pilot in the Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean with the No.
He was a Shire of Gnowangerup councillor from 1962 to 1966 and a member of the executive of the Great Southern Regional Council Association.
He died in office on 1 January 1971 at Hollywood Private Hospital in Perth and was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery.
[1] House married RAAF Nursing Sister Catherine Joan Callaghan on 31 August 1945.