Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he graduated BA in 1871 and MA in 1874. He was called to the Irish bar in 1874, but emigrated to Sydney, in 1875 where he was called to the New South Wales bar in the same year.
He received his BA from Trinity College, Dublin in 1871 and his MA in 1874. He became a member of the Irish Bar in 1874 but moved to Sydney in 1875 where he was admitted to the New South Wales Bar that same year.