Born in Zorra Township, Canada West, he was first ran for the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Oxford South in the 1908 federal election. He was defeated but was elected in the 1911 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1917, 1921, and 1925.
This individual ran for the House of Commons of Canada in Oxford South in 1908, losing but succeeding in 1911. He remained a Conservative and was re-elected in 1917, 1921, and 1925.