 He again served as commissioner of public works from 1852 to 1855, also representing the government on the board of directors of the Grand Trunk Railway.He was elected in both Bellechasse and Quebec City in 1854 and chose to represent Quebec City.In 1856, he resigned to accept an appointment as judge in the Quebec Superior Court at Montreal; he was transferred to Quebec City in 1857 where he died in 1860.