At Thunder Bay, Ontario, he was elected a councillor of the Municipality of Shuniah 1877/78 for Paipoonge township, and served as reeve of the Municipality of Neebing from November 1883 to June 1884.
In Thunder Bay, Ontario, he was elected a council member of the Municipality of Shuniah in 1877/78 for Paipoonge township, and served as mayor of the Municipality of Neebing from November 1883 to June 1884.