Education
Born in Barkly, Victoria, he was educated at state schools in Sydney before becoming an employee of New South Wales Railways.
Born in Barkly, Victoria, he was educated at state schools in Sydney before becoming an employee of New South Wales Railways.
He was an official in the Railways Salaried Officers" Union and in the New South Wales Labor Party, and was elected to Waverley City Council. In 1949 he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives for the Labor Party, representing the new seat of Kingsford-Smith. He held the seat until his retirement in 1955.
He died in 1958.