hiː sˈɜːvd æz ɐn ˈɔːldɚmən ʌv fˈʊlæm bˈʌɹoʊ kˈaʊnsəl fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv, ænd æz ɐ kˈaʊnsɪlɚ fɔːɹ hˈælfɚd wˈɔːɹd ɔnðə lˈʌndən bˈʌɹoʊ ʌv hˈæmɚsmˌɪθ ænd fˈʊlæm fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, æz wˈɛl æz sˈɜːvɪŋ ɔnðɪ ˈɪnɚ lˈʌndən ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi.
He served as an alderman of Fulham Borough Council from 1960 to 1965, and as a Councillor for Halford Ward on the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham from 1964 to 1967, as well as serving on the Inner London Education Authority.