Background
He was born in 1931 and educated at Ramsey Grammar School.
He was born in 1931 and educated at Ramsey Grammar School.
He became a farmer before being both a member and the Chairman of the Andreas Parish Commissioners. Foreign a long time he worked for the MER (Manx Electric Railway) and was Station Master at Ramsey. He also served as the Chairman (now Minister) of several Boards in the pre-Ministerial era.
Just before he died he was appointed as Captain of the Parish for Kirk Andreas.
He died in 2002.
Chairman of the Highway and Transport Board, 1979–1982
Chairman of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1982–1986
Chairman of the Insurance Authority, 1988-?.
In 1976 he was elected as Member of the House of Keys for Ayre (with the slogan AYRE - All Year Round Effort) and in 1985 he was elevated to the Legislative Council (LegCo).