Background
He was born in Toowoomba in Queensland.
He was born in Toowoomba in Queensland.
In 1951 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Liberal member for Darwin (later Braddon) in a recount following Jack Chamberlain"s resignation. He served until his defeat in 1972, and was then an Ulverstone councillor from 1976 to 1991. He died at Ulverstone in 2009.