[4] He worked as a notary public and municipal clerk, and served as secretary of the Roblin Pool Elevator Association.
[2] He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in a by-election held in the Roblin constituency on November 19, 1917.
He still identified himself as an independent, but was now supported by the governing Liberal-Progressive alliance led by John Bracken.
He defeated Conservative incumbent Frederic Y. Newton[5] by 609 votes, and served as a pro-government independent.
He was defeated in the 1936 election, losing to S. E. Rogers of the newly formed Social Credit League.