hiː wʌz tɹˈɛʒɚɹɚɹ ɪnðə nˈæʃənəlˌɪst ɡˈʌvɚnmənts ʌv dʒˈɑːn bˈaʊzɚ ænd hˈæɹi lˈɔːsən fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, ænd dɪvˈɛləpt ɐ ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən æz ɐ vˈɛɹi kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ʌvðə stˈeɪtz faɪnˈænsᵻz.
He was Treasurer in the Nationalist governments of John Bowser and Harry Lawson from 1917 to 1923, and developed a reputation as a very conservative manager of the state's finances.