Biografie
He was an oiler at the time of his recruitment into the navy. he was owner of W. A. Zwicker and Co., a director of the Lunenburg Foundry and one of the organizers and directors of the Lunenburg Arena Company.
He served 7 years on the Lunenburg Town Council.
Militärdienst
He served in the RNCVR during the First World War. (He was demobilized).