Educated at the University of Edinburgh, at St Bartholomew’s and St Mary’s Hospitals. At Edinburgh he was Medallist in Practical Chemistry and won honours in anatomy, chemistry, pathology, medicine, obstetric medicine, and surgery. He began to practise at 4 Downing Street, Farnham, Surrey, where he was Medical Officer and Public Vaccinator of the North and Seal Districts, and of the Workhouse of the Farnham Union, and Medical Referee to Assurance Companies. He then practised in London, at 88 Oxford Terrace, Hyde Park, W. In 1897 he was practising in Battle, Sussex, where he was Medical Officer and Public Vaccinator of the 1st and 2nd Districts of the Battle Union, as well as Surgeon to the Sussex Constabulary, Foresters and other Friendly Societies, Certifying Factory Surgeon, etc. Later he was appointed Medical Officer of Health of Battle. Early in the present century he settled at 6 St Stephen’s Road, West Ealing, W, and practised latterly at 30 New Cavendish Street, W. He died at West Ealing on March 12th, 1910.