Elected to the Senate for Queensland 1967. Re-elected 1974. Died in Office, 30.6.1975.

Temporary Chairman of Committees from 10.7.1974 to 30.6.1975.

Senate Standing: House from 25.11.1969 to 26.2.1973; Publications from 25.11.1969 to 30.6.1975 (Chair from 29.3.1973 to 30.6.1975); Parliamentary Library from 7.3.1973 to 30.6.1975; Standing Orders from 18.7.1974 to 31.10.1974.

Senate Select: Canberra Abattoir from 4.6.1969 to 19.9.1969.

Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Primary and Secondary Industry and Trade from 16.9.1970 to 4.11.1970; Education, Science and the Arts from 7.4.1971 to 30.6.1975.

Senate Estimates: G from 3.10.1974 to 15.4.1975; E from 15.4.1975 to 30.6.1975.

Joint Standing: Australian Capital Territory from 4.3.1970 to 30.6.1975 (Chair from 22.5.1973 to 30.6.1975); Foreign Affairs and Defence from 16.5.1973 to 11.4.1974.

Member of the Australian Labor Party Central Executive (Qld.) from 1944 to 1967.

President of the Australian Labor Party State Branch (Qld.) from 1958 to 1967.

Industrial officer and Secretary/ Treasurer of the Printing and Kindred Industries Union (Queensland Branch) from 1949 to 1966.

Australian Adviser on Trade Unions to the International Labour Organisation, 1954.

Chairman of Directors of Radio Station 4KQ from 1958 to 1967.

Australian Adviser on Trade Unions to the International Labour Organisation, 1964.

Member of the Queensland Apprenticeship Committee from 1965 to 1966.

Born 17.7.1911, Kelvin Grove, Australia

Died 30.6.1975, Brisbane

Married