[1] Born in St. Helen's, Lancashire, England, his family emigrated to Canada in 1911.
In 1958, he ran as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation candidate in Hamilton East.
He placed third with 21.6% of the vote, losing to incumbent Quinto Martini, a Progressive Conservative.
Following his defeat, he assumed the Chairmanship of the Hamilton Region Conservation Authority and stayed in that position for a decade.
In 1985, he was appointed as alderman for Ward 3 in order to fill a vacancy.