Career
He was Called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1843. He was successor of Henry Davison as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Madras after he died at Ootacamund on 4 November 1860. He arrived at Madras on 23 May 1861 and was sworn in on 24 May 1861.
He served as the first Chief Justice of the Madras High Court from 1861 to 1871.
He also served as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Madras from 1862 to 1871.