Biography
(He was qualified as a Master Mariner.) He emigrated to the United States as a boy.
He sailed out of Philadelphia in the West Indies trade for five years.
He came to the Pacific coast in 1877.
He served in the Isabel on Puget Sound between Victoria and Port Townsend.
In 1878 he joined the Wealthy Pendleton.
He joined the steamer Grappler as Mate and then the Etta White.
He commanded the steamer Leonora on Burrard's inlet for four years.
He commanded the Vancouver for two years in the towing business and then the Hope for more than seven years.
References
Wright, E.W. (ed.) (1895 reprinted 1967)