He attended the public schools, and then engaged in the real estate business.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Queens Co., 2nd D.) in 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874 and 1875.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (1st D.) in 1878 and 1879.
He was President of the New York, Woodhaven and Rockaway Railroad from 1881 until his death.
He died at his home in Jamaica, Queens, on March 25, 1887, of "paralysis of the heart," and was buried at the Prospect Cemetery in Queens.