Background
He was born in London, and lived as a child and young man in Queensland.
He was born in London, and lived as a child and young man in Queensland.
He represented the Gisborne electorate from 1931, having stood unsuccessfully in the 1925 election and the 1928 election. He retired in 1949. He was on the New Zealand Labour Party"s first national executive, serving on it and the Gisborne Longitudinal Redundancy Check for twenty-one years. He was Mayor of Gisborne 1927-1933 & 1935-1941, and on local hospital and fire boards.
In 1935, he was awarded the.