Education
Born in Condobolin, New South Wales, he was educated at Barker College, the University of Sydney and Oxford University before receiving a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Tasmania.
Born in Condobolin, New South Wales, he was educated at Barker College, the University of Sydney and Oxford University before receiving a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Tasmania.
He was Senior Lecturer in Geography at the University of Tasmania from 1957 to 1969, and was vice-president of the Tasmanian Liberal Party from 1965 to 1969. In 1969, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Denison, succeeding the retiring Liberal Member of Parliament Adrian Gibson. He was defeated in 1972 by the Labor candidate, John Coates.