Background
He was born in Dundas, Ontario and became a merchant and textile dyer by career.
He was born in Dundas, Ontario and became a merchant and textile dyer by career.
He was first elected at the Wentworth riding in the 1935 general election. After serving his first term in Parliament, he was defeated there in the 1940 election by Ellis Hopkins Corman. He died at Dundas in 1973 and was buried at Grove Cemetery.
Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.