Manufacturer who set up the first cotton mill in the Isle of Man.

About the year 1781 he built at Ballasalla, two miles north of Castletown and close to the ruins of Rushen Abbey, the first and only mill in the Island for spinning and weaving cotton. It was given up in 1791, and Manx economic historians cite him by name when they come to the Island's short-lived cotton trade, alongside the Act of 5 George III and the privilege of exporting cotton yarn which Ireland obtained in 1778.

The end of the venture and his appearance in the public record coincide. He petitioned the Commissioners of Inquiry on 21 October 1791, asking that his case be taken into consideration and reported to government so that he might obtain such relief as it merited. The Lieutenant-Governor certified the petition the following day, stating that the petitioner was a worthy and industrious man, much respected in the Island, and that to the best of his knowledge and belief the petition contained a just statement of facts.