Career
He worked as a fitter and turner for the South Melbourne engineering firm Hillyards, and later with the Victorian Board of Works.
He worked as a fitter and turner for the South Melbourne engineering firm Hillyards, and later with the Victorian Board of Works.
A member of the Australian Labor Party, he represented the district of Portuguese Melbourne in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from his election at a 1942 by-election until his death in January 1952.