He was also a member of the Royal Society of Tasmania and a promoter of the Hobart Debating and Literary Association. He was one of the founders of the University of Tasmania, its first vice-chancellor from May 1890 to May 1898, and chancellor from May 1898 to May 1907, when he retired. He had retired from his church work in 1904.
He was a member of the Royal Society of Tasmania and supported the Hobart Debating and Literary Association. He was one of the founders of the University of Tasmania, serving as its first vice-chancellor from May 1890 to May 1898, and chancellor from May 1898 to May 1907, when he retired. He had stopped his church work in 1904.