Born in Hobart, he was a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1922, when he was elected as a Nationalist member for Franklin.
He left the Nationalist Party to become an independent in 1925 and was re-elected at that year's election, but he was defeated at the 1928 state election.
After unsuccessfully contesting the 1929 by-election for the federal seat of Franklin, he retired from politics.
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