Biografía
He went to sea in 1866.
In 1877 he joined the Cunard Line as Second Officer serving in the Etruria and other vessels.
He was appointed as a Chief Officer in the White Star Line.
He assisted in the construction of the Islander on the Clyde, sailing her to Victoria on completion. (He was qualified as a Master Mariner.) He remained with the Canadian Pacific Navigation Co.
He was appointed as a Marine Pilot for the Burrard Inlet and Fraser River.
He joined the CPR B.C.L. & R.S. in February 1897.
He was Master of the Lytton, the Nelson, the Moyie and the Sicamous. (He was retired in 1911.) He was a partner with W.D. Carter in several tugs (Westover; Starling; Squid; Yuno).
Referencias
- Wright, E.W. (ed.) (1895 reprinted 1967)
- Affleck, Edward L. (1978)
