Career
He was born in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland. He was a New Zealand cricketer who played three first-class matches for Otago between 1864 and 1867. He represented the Waikouaiti electorate from 1866 to 1868, when he resigned.From 1871 until his death in 1877, he was editor of the Otago Daily Times.
He died on 28 December 1877 in Dunedin, aged 40 years.