Educated at St George's Hospital and at Lane's School, he matriculated but never graduated at London University. He was at one time Resident Surgeon at St Mary's Hospital and Demonstrator of Anatomy in the School adjacent to St George's Hospital, as well as a Member of the Court of Examiners of the Society of Apothecaries. Removing to Spring Grove, Isleworth, Middlesex, he practised in partnership with J R A Douglas, MRCS of the Treaty House, Hounslow, and was Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth and Surgeon to the Hounslow Cottage Hospital. He was also Medical Officer to the International College, Spring Grove, Assistant Surgeon to the 4th Middlesex Militia, and a Corresponding Fellow of the Medical Society of London. He died at Isleworth, after his retirement, on August 13th, 1893.