He was an avid curler and was president of the Eastern Ontario Lacrosse Association.
[3] In the 1937 provincial election, he ran as the Liberal candidate in the eastern Ontario riding of Glengarry.
He defeated the Conservative Party candidate Josph St. Denis by 3,369 votes.
[5] In the 1945 election, he faced Progressive Conservative Party Osie Villeneuve and defeated him by 1,613 votes.
[6] He faced Villeneuve again in the 1948 election, and this time was defeated by MacGillivray by 1,788 votes.