Background
He was born in Tixall, Staffordshire, England in 1823.
He was born in Tixall, Staffordshire, England in 1823.
He lived at Stafford Place in Appleby near Richmond. He contested the 1871 election in the Wairau electorate against the incumbent, William Henry Eyes, but received just 38% of the votes and was thus unsuccessful.
He was a member of the Nelson Provincial Council from 1863 and of the Marlborough Provincial Council from 1868.