He opened a store there in 1856. He was the president of the Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Company and helped found the Ontario Mutual Life Assurance Company, later Clarica Life Assurance, in 1868.
In 1856, he started a store. He served as the president of the Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Company and contributed to founding the Ontario Mutual Life Assurance Company, which eventually transformed into Clarica Life Assurance in 1868.