He was shire chairman (a position comparable to mayor) for seven terms, from 1949 till 1970, making him the longest serving chairman of the Isis Shire Taming the Isis, B.W. O'Neill, 1987 p284-285.
He was shire chairman (a position comparable to mayor) for seven terms, from 1949 till 1970, making him the longest serving chairman of the Isis Shire. He lost the 1970 election to Alf Plath, and retired from politics Taming the Isis, B.W. O'Neill, 1987 p284-285.