He was first elected to the British Columbia legislature in the 1937 general election and was charged with rebuilding the moribund British Columbia Conservative Party which had split into two and collapsed in 1933 under the leadership of Premier Simon Fraser Tolmie.
He was first elected to the British Columbia legislature in the 1937 general election. He was charged with rebuilding the moribund British Columbia Conservative Party. This moribund British Columbia Conservative Party had split into two. This moribund British Columbia Conservative Party collapsed in 1933 under the leadership of Premier Simon Fraser Tolmie.