 He went to Sydney, Australia in 1855 and soon afterward entered politics, being appointed as a member of the Legislative Council.He became Solicitor General in the Parker ministry in May 1857, and Attorney-General of New South Wales under Forster in October 1859.He resigned in 1860 and was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, but his health gave way and he died while on a visit to Melbourne, on 28 September 1865.