 He did not seek re-election in 1894, but returned to council in 1896, when he placed first of nine candidates for alderman.He was re-elected in 1897 (again placing first of nine candidates) and 1898, when he was one of three candidates elected to a two-year term as part of Edmonton's plans to stagger aldermanic terms.He did not seek re-election when this term expired in 1900, but returned to municipal politics as part of Edmonton's first city council by running in the 1904 election.