He was appointed lieutenant-governor of Annapolis Royal in May, 1717 and arrived in Nova Scotia in October. He was also acting on behalf of Richard Philipps, the new governor of Nova Scotia who was still in England.
In May 1717, he was named lieutenant-governor of Annapolis Royal and arrived in Nova Scotia in October. At that time, he was acting as Richard Philipps's proxy, who was still based in England at the time.