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 was given numerous titles and official positions, including roads commissioner, customs collector, colonel of the militia, and justice of the peace. His mills on the Gananoque River played a significant role in the town's industrial growth by the end of the 18th century.