Educated at University College. He practised at Woodford, Essex, in partnership with William George Groves, MRCS, and died there after his retirement, on September 29th, 1875.

Belonged to a family prominent through several generations at East Stonehouse between Plymouth and Devonport, where for many years his father was in practice. He, too, practised at East Stonehouse for some twenty years until 1859. From 1856 he was in partnership with Christopher Bulteel, who was Sur