He was an honorary lieutenant of the Royal Company of Archers (Queen's Bodyguard in Scotland). He served as a Justice of the Peace for Roxburghshire from 1961 onwards.
As a respected figure, he was granted the honor of being an honorary lieutenant of the Royal Company of Archers (Queen's Bodyguard in Scotland) and went on to serve as a Justice of the Peace for Roxburghshire starting in 1961.