He was born on 9 July 1878 and educated at Liverpool University and Westminster College, Cambridge.

[2] After ten years as a Presbyterian minister his first Anglican ministry position was as a minor canon at St Albans Cathedral from where he moved to be vicar of Christ Church, Luton.

He was made deacon on Trinity Sunday 1916 (18 June)[3] and ordained priest the following Trinity Sunday (3 June 1917) — both times by Edgar Jacob, Bishop of St Albans, at the cathedral.

He was consecrated a bishop by Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral on Whit Tuesday 1935 (11 June).

[7] He retired to Kingscote, Gloucestershire,[8] where he undertook some bishop's duties;[9] he died at home[2] in Coulsdon, Greater London, on 12 December 1968, aged 90.