He received his education at Kawhia and Paterangi primary schools, then Mount Albert Grammar School before he became a farmer. On leaving school, he purchased a partly-developed plot of land at Hobsonville on which he ran sheep and beef cattle.
At Kawhia and Paterangi primary schools, then at Mount Albert Grammar School, he received his education before becoming a farmer. Post-schooling, he acquired a plot of land at Hobsonville where he raised sheep and beef cattle.