Career
He was elected to the Wairau electorate in the 1922 general election, but was defeated in 1928. He was elected as Mayor of Blenheim and served from 1945 to 1950. In 1935, he was awarded the.
In the 1950 King"s Birthday Honours, Girling was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for public services, especially in the Marlborough provincial district.
Girling died in 1973 and was buried at Omaka Cemetery, Blenheim.
