Educated at University College, London. He was in general practice at Newcastle-under-Lyme, where he was House Surgeon to the North Staffordshire Infirmary, then Surgeon, and, at the time of his death, Surgeon Extraordinary. He was at one time Assistant Surgeon to the King's Own Staffordshire Rifles, and was latterly Surgeon to the Staffordshire Rifle Volunteers. He was a member of the British Medical Association, and had been President of the North Staffordshire Medical Society. He died on January 5th, 1864.