Received his medical education in Birmingham and at Westminster Hospital. Was for several years House Surgeon at the General Hospital, Birmingham, where he established a reputation as a sound thinker, a good practical surgeon, and one of the ablest and most respected practitioners of Birmingham. Later he was elected Hon Surgeon of the General Dispensary, and both there and in private practice he did much good for the general public. He was for many years one of the Treasurers of the Birmingham Benevolent Society, in which he took an active interest. He was also at one time President of the Midland Medical Society. He died at Edgbaston in March, 1877.