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Born in 1893, he was elected an Artist Member in 1911 and lived in Westbury Park.. He appears to have been the first of a new type of artist to the ranks, namely a commercial artist. He immediately became very active in the Wigwam but the World War intervened and he joined up in the Royal Worcester Yeomanry. However in 1918 he was back and continued a lively interest in Savage affairs for another forty years. There appears to be no record of his exhibiting at any other than the Savage Annual Exhibition and it seems he devoted most of his efforts to the commercial world. He possessed an encyclopaedic knowledge of historical events, including the costumes of the times, but he also specialised in old sailing ships, which he portrayed with immense accuracy of detail. He was a freelancer and for many years was associated with the old Bristol daily the Times and Mirror. After a spell with E. and S. A. Robinson he later worked at Mardon, Son and Hall Ltd., and became a specialist in the production of cigarette cards. Some of these at that time were masterpieces and involved the most exacting work for the artist. Of medium build, lean featured; with a slight aquiline appearance and fresh complexion, he possessed a great sense of humour which can be seen from some of his contributions to Grouse. He was elected President in 1933 and again in 1955. In 1955 he was suddenly taken seriously ill and died on September 29th. The Tribe possesses about 70 of his sketches and a caricature by Charlie Thomas. (Cecil Broome)
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