In 1868, he became crown attorney for Ottawa district and became a Queen's Counsel in 1874. He served in the provincial cabinet as attorney general from 1874 to 1876. He was a member on the first board of the Bank of Ottawa (later merged with Scotiabank), president of the Pontiac Pacific Junction Railway and a director of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Lower Canada.
In 1868, he assumed the role of crown prosecutor for Ottawa district and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1874. He held the position of attorney general in the provincial cabinet from 1874 to 1876. He served on the inaugural board of the Bank of Ottawa (later merged with Scotiabank), was president of the Pontiac Pacific Junction Railway, and a director of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Lower Canada.