He was steward of the estates of Bishop of Exeter from 1417 to c.1419, joint keeper of the temporalities of the bishopric from 1419 to 1420 and steward of Bishop Lacey’s estates from c.1420 to after 1440.
He was also Escheator of Devon and Cornwall in 1418–19, 1422–23 and January to December 1426.
He was elected to represent the county of Devon in the House of Commons in December 1421, 1435 and 1439.
He sat on numerous commissions, including commissions of enquiry into piracy, navy desertions, prisoner escapes and wills.
He had married Elizabeth, the daughter of fellow MP John Hawley (died 1436) and left 3 sons.