Background
He was born in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England on 28 February 1809.
He was born in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England on 28 February 1809.
He represented the Mongonui electorate from 1866 to 1870, when he resigned. He died at Onehunga in 1897, having resided there for 18 years. He was buried at Purewa Cemetery.
He was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Northland, New Zealand.