He was a wealthy civil engineer and land owner, major shareholder of the Great Central Railway and the East & West Junction Railway (E&WJR), self-proclaimed squire of the communities of Blakesley and Woodend.
Er war wohlhabender Bauingenieur mit Landbesitz, Großaktionär der Great Central Railway sowie der East & West Junction Railway (E&WJR), selbsternannter Schildknappe (Squire) der Gemeinden von Blakesley und Woodend.