Background
He was born in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand in 1870.
He was born in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand in 1870.
He stood in the 1908 election as an independent Labour candidate in the Wellington Suburbs electorate and was defeated in the first ballot. He stood in the 1911 election for the original Labour Party in the Wellington Central electorate and was again defeated in the first ballot. He died at Karori, Wellington.