Received his professional training at Guy's Hospital. He practised throughout his long life at Lower Moira Place, Southampton, and was at first Surgeon to the Dispensary, and then for many years Ordinary Surgeon to the Royal South Hants Infirmary, of which he was Extraordinary Surgeon at the time of his death. He was also at one time an Admiralty Surgeon. He is described as a man of culture with refined taste, who made his life useful to his generation and honourable to himself. After his retirement he died at his residence, Abbotsfield, Shirley, Southampton, on September 10th, 1902.