In 1573 he purchased a tenement in the Drygate district of Glasgow.[1]
He was a merchant and city burgess in Glasgow and was first elected Provost for the term 1581/2. He is one of the only people to have later served three consecutive terms in office: totalling from 1588 until 1599.[2]
In 1588 he was created Justiar and Baillie of the Regality of Glasgow.[3]
He died around 1612. He is buried in the family vault under a brass in Glasgow Cathedral.[4]
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