By the early 1860s he was the secretary-treasurer of the Montreal Permanent Building Society, which became the Montreal Loan and Mortgage Company in 1875.
К началу 1860-х годов он уже был секретарем-казначеем общества Montreal Permanent Building Society, которое в 1875 году стало кредитно-ипотечной компанией Montreal Loan and Mortgage Company.