A keen sportsman and religious preacher in his youth, he studied Law at Sydney University while resident at Wesley College in Sydney, Australia and was appointed Minister of Education by Queen Sālote in 1943, Minister of Health in 1944, and in 1949, Premier.
A keen sportsman and religious preacher in his youth, he was educated at Newington College and studied Law at Sydney University while resident at Wesley College in Sydney, Australia. He was appointed Minister of Education by Queen Sālote in 1943, Minister of Health in 1944, and in 1949, Premier.