Studied at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals, and at Edinburgh University. After acting as House Surgeon at the Royal Ophthalmic Hospital, Moorfields, was Surgeon to the Royal Metropolitan Infirmary for Children (Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children). He practised as a Surgeon at 13 New Bridge Street, East London, and was Surgeon to the Western City Dispensary. During 1870-1880 he was in partnership with William H Richardson, MRCS. Before 1875 he removed to 107 Victoria Street, Westminster, later to 121 Victoria Street until 1900. He died in retirement on October 17th, 1901, at Hall Place, West Meon, near Petersfield, Hampshire.