Background
He was born in Leicester to police constable John Proctor and Ellen Whelan.
He was born in Leicester to police constable John Proctor and Ellen Whelan.
The family migrated to New South Wales around 1852. Proctor became a solicitor and settled at Armidale, where he was alderman and mayor. In 1880 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for New England, serving until 1887, when he did not re-contest.
Proctor died in Sydney in 1905.