Background
He was born in Nottingham to railway clerk George William Earp and Priscilla Martin.
He was born in Nottingham to railway clerk George William Earp and Priscilla Martin.
He attended Derby Grammar School and Beaufort House in London, and migrated to New South Wales in 1883.
He was president of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce from 1899 to 1900. In 1900 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council by Premier William Lyne. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1920.
He remained in the Council as a supporter of conservative parties until his death at Edgecliff in 1933.