Career
He represented Ontario North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1881. He was born near Whitby in 1821. He was also part-owner of a gristmill and a foundry there.
He served on the council for Reach Township and was reeve in 1853.
He resigned from his seat in the legislature in 1881 to become sheriff for Ontario County. He died at Whitby in 1887.