Educated at University College, London, in Edinburgh, and in Paris. Practised in London from 1840 to 1874, but owing to illness, from which he died on Aug 23rd, 1874, at 28 Ladbroke Square, was unable to provide for a family of ten children. A subscription in aid of his widow and family was promoted

Practised at Oldham, Lancashire, where he was Surgeon to the Blue Coat School, Certifying Factory Surgeon, and Surgeon to the Infirmary. After his retirement he died at Knutsford, Cheshire, on July 10th, 1887.