 He served as a vestryman at St. James Episcopal Church and oversaw the polls during elections in Loudoun County.As a mark of his increased social standing in the community, Temple's estate became a hub of Leesburg society.On August 9, 1825 Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette during his grand tour of the United States and accompanied by President John Quincy Adams and former President James Monroe (who was then residing at his Oak Hill plantation in southern Loudoun County) visited Temple Hall.