Education
He was educated at Falls River School, Massachusetts, United States.
He was educated at Falls River School, Massachusetts, United States.
He was the Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) in the Northern Ireland parliament for Antrim and then Carrick from 1921-1943. The firm operated under that name for nearly 100 years. He served as Minister of Labour (Northern Ireland) from 1938-1943.
Prior to that, he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour from 1921.
He served as Chairman of the National Assistance Board of Northern Ireland from 1943-1956.
He was manager of flax camps and a member of Belfast Corporation from 1920-1923.