 He attended the government school on Long Island and took correspondence courses from London.He taught at public school in Roses, Long Island, from 1924 to 1924; in Pompey Bay, Acklins, from 1925 to 1926; and in Clarence Town, Long Island, from 1933 to 1934.In 1949, he successfully contested an election for the Long Island and Ragged Island seat in the legislature.