fˈɜːst ᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv fɔːɹ kwˈɪl plˈeɪnz, hiː wʌz ɹˌiːᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn ɪn wˈɪnjɑːɹd, ɐ nˈuː nˈeɪm fɚðə sˈeɪm ᵻlˈɛktɚɹəl dˈɪstɹɪkt.
First elected in 1912 for Quill Plains, he was re-elected in 1917, 1924, 1925, and 1929 in Wynyard, a new name for the same electoral district.