Educated at St Thomas's Hospital, where he was Obstetric Resident. He started practice at Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, and was Physician to the Pembroke and Haverfordwest Infirmary, and then at Tenby. In 1870 he moved to London, practised at 67 High Street, Wandsworth, in partnership with Alfred Brown, later alone there, and then at Austincroft, West Hill, Putney, also acting as Surgeon to the V Division of the Police, and Medical Officer to the Wandsworth District Post Office. In 1890 he emigrated to Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand, whence he returned before 1892, practised successively at Pier Road, Erith, 139 Burnt Ash Hill, Lee, and Heatherley, Chislehurst Road, Sidcup, where he died on May 18th, 1918.