He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Stanstead in an 1837 by-election and served until March 27, 1838, when the province was put under the rule of a special council after the Lower Canada Rebellion. He ran unsuccessfully in 1841 for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. In 1847, he was named surgeon for the local militia regiment.
He won a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Stanstead in an 1837 by-election and served until March 27, 1838, when the province was placed under a special council after the Lower Canada Rebellion. He unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in 1841. In 1847, he was appointed surgeon for the local militia regiment.