Born Greenock; died 16 May. Landscape painter in oil and watercolour. In early life he had been a postman but turned to art. Although mainly self taught, studied for a short time in Paris. Married Helen Downie. Began exhibiting 1885. Painted widely around Glasgow, particularly views of the Clyde and in the vicinity of Gourock. His strength was in capturing the corruscations of light on water, often with the peaks of Arran beyond. Like his contemporary james kay, he was knowledgeable about the many types of craft then to be seen on the Clyde so that his watercolours are accurate in detail, redolent of the white horses of the the western Atlantic. Lived in Greenock, Paisley, Skelmorlie and Glasgow. Won gold medal at the Paris Salon in 1901. 
Exhibited RA (16), RSA (54), RSW (126), RI (4), GI (133) and AAS. Represented in Glasgow AG and Paisley AG (10).