 In 1870, he moved to Vankleek Hill, Ontario, where he took over the operation of a foundry.Routhier defeated Albert Hagar to win the Prescott seat in 1878; he was defeated by Simon Labrosse in the elections that followed in 1882 and 1887 and by Isidore Proulx in 1891.The foundry at Vankleek Hill went bankrupt in 1897.