He was given many titles and official offices including roads commissioner, customs collector, colonel of the militia and justice of the peace. Thanks to his mills on the Gananoque River, many other mills were built and the town thrived as an industrial site by the end of the eighteenth century.
He held numerous positions of power, including roads commissioner, customs collector, colonel of the militia, and justice of the peace. His mills on the Gananoque River led to the development of other mills in the town, making it a thriving industrial center by the end of the 18th century.