Born in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia.
Moved to Saint John when he was very young.
He was a lighthouse keeper.
He was the second member of the Paris Crew to begin rowing in races, 1860.
Sat in the "third seat" of the boat in the Paris Crew.
He was six feet and eleven inches tall.
Weighed one hundred and fifty-eight pounds.
He rowed in a four-man rowing race against Samuel Hutton and Ross lost.
Then he began rowing with Samuel Hutton in 1862.