He studied at the University of Ottawa and McGill College where he obtained an MD CM degree in 1875. He set up practice in Eganville. In 1875, he married Elizabeth, the daughter of James Bonfield who had previously represented Renfrew South in the provincial assembly.
A medical doctor graduated from the University of Ottawa and McGill College in 1875 and began practicing medicine in Eganville. He also married Elizabeth, daughter of James Bonfield, a former provincial assembly representative for Renfrew South, in the same year.