Background
He was born in Brighton, Tasmania.
He was born in Brighton, Tasmania.
In 1912 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Bass. He served as a minister from 1925 to 1928 but was defeated in 1931. In 1934 he was re-elected as an Independent Labor member for Wilmot, rejoining the party in 1937.
He died in office in 1941.