Educated at the London Hospital and practised in Theobald's Road, and then at 33 Great James' Street, Bedford Row, WC, where he was Medical Referee to the Merchants' and Tradesmen's Insurance Company. Later Wykeham Lydall was associated with him in partnership. He finally practised at 11 Well Road,

Studied at Guy's Hospital and practised first at 11 Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, London, WC, when he was Assistant Surgeon to the Parishes of St Giles-in-the-Fields and St George's, Bloomsbury, also to the Charlotte Street Dispensary. In 1855 he moved to 10 Russell Place, renamed 20 Fitzroy Str