He was born in
New Pitsligo in
Aberdeenshire in 1883. He studied at
Aberdeen University graduating MA. His career began as an English teacher at
Perth Academy. He then moved to teach English at
Dumfries Academy; In the
First World War he served as an instructor at the
Royal Garrison Artillery, instructing in Musketry and lecturing in War Aims and Military History. After the war he became Rector of
Annan Academy. In 1933 he was elected a Fellow of the
Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were
James Drever,
Shepherd Dawson,
Alexander Watters and Sir
Godfrey Thomson. He died in
Annan on 13 November 1940. ==Publications==