Australian Dictionary of Biography

21 December, 1864
Kilmore, Victoria, Australia

2 July, 1949 (aged 84)
Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Anglican
• Congregational

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

• Melbourne Grammar School (student, 1877-1879)

• local government councillor (1904-1912) Victoria, Australia
• local government head (1907-1908) Victoria, Australia
• government adviser (1914-1927) Victoria, Australia
• banker (1923-1948) Victoria, Australia

• World War I (Commonwealth War Savings Council)

• Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1918)
• Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (recipient, 1924)

• Royal Commission on Taxation, 1920-23 (chair)

• Chamber of Commerce (Melbourne) (member, 1890-1930)
• Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne) (council member, 1908-1945)
• Commonwealth War Savings Council (chair, 1915-1918)
• Victorian War Savings Committee (chair, 1915-1918)
• Chamber of Commerce (Melbourne) (president, 1916-1918)
• Associated Chambers of Commerce of Australia (president, 1918-1920)
• Charity Organisation Society (Vic) (president, 1923-1945)