 He settled at the estate of Woodside in partnership with his brother Daniel, but brought out his brothers share, going on to additionally purchase the properties of Iveridge, Melrose and Inglewood during his lifetime.He was a Methodist lay leader for his local church for 52 years, as well as serving as a member of Longford Municipal Council for 25 years and was briefly a member of the House of Assembly 1871–1872 for Ringwood (modern Cressy).He died of heart failure suddenly while visiting Adelaide.