He served as Recorder of Margate from 1885[1] until he was raised to the bench as a Justice of the High Court on 1 February 1905,[3][4] being knighted at Buckingham Palace on 10 February.[5] He retired in 1917,[1] was granted an annuity of £3,500,[6] and was sworn of the Privy Council on 16 November that year.[2][7]