Colliery manager. Educated at Broken Hill and Greenwood's School, North Sydney; commenced work as an office boy with Abermain Seaham Collieries Limited in 1914; rejoined Abermain Seaham Collieries Limited after the war, which by amalgamation in 1930 became J & A Brown and Abermain and Seaham Collieries Pty Limited, accountant, assistant manager in 1939, joint manager 1944,general manager 1945, chairman Brown's Coals Pty Limited, Melbourne; and Coal and Allied Sales Pty Limited; general manager of Caledonian Collieries Limited and Cessnock Collieries Limited; director and chief general manager of Coal and Allied Industries Pty Limited; director of South Maitland Railways Pty Limited, Thomas Brown Limited, New Zealand, Westinghouse Brakes (Australasia) Pty Limited, Dowsett Engineering (Australia) Pty Limited, McKenzie and Holland (Australia), Hexham Engineering Pty Limited, Liddell Collieries Pty Limited, Durham Coal Mines Pty Limited, Southern Cross Management Limited (London); managing director of Wallarah Coal Company Limited; chairman of New South Wales Colliery Proprieters' Association 1949-1972 and Australian Coal Industry Research Laboratories Limited 1956-1976; foundation chairman of Australian Coal Association 1955-1972; vice chairman of executive and Australian committee since 1962 World Power Conference; president of Australian Japanese Business Co-operation Committee 1964-1972, vice president 1972-1975, president of Basin Economic Co-operation Council 1968-1972; president of Australian Korean Business Co-operation Council 1970; councillor of University of New South Wales since 1965; Australia Club