Born in Niles, Michigan. A resident of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois when he enlisted in the Chicago Board of Trade Battery, Illinois Light Artillery for three years at Chicago, Illinois. Mustered out at Camp Douglas, Chicago, Illinois. A member of Custer Post No. 6 of Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. A Delegate to the 1914 Encampment of the Department of Washington and Alaska. Died in Tacoma, Washington.