He also served as mayor of Middlesbrough three times – in 1874, 1883 and 1911. He was, like his father, a director of the North Eastern Railway, and had a private platform on the line between Middlesbrough and Redcar, at the bottom of the garden of his house, Red Barns.
He served as mayor of Middlesbrough three times: in 1874, 1883, and 1911. He was, like his father, a director of the North Eastern Railway, and had a private railway platform at his home, Red Barns, located near the railway line between Middlesbrough and Redcar.