▁owned ▁property ▁at ▁Quebec ▁City ▁and ▁Saint - Fran çois - de - la - Be au ce ▁( now ▁Beau ce ville , ▁Quebec ). ▁After ▁gold ▁was ▁discovered ▁on ▁his ▁property , ▁he ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁De ▁Lé ry ▁Gold ▁M ining ▁Company . ▁He ▁also ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁Comp ag nie ▁de ▁Chem in ▁de ▁fer ▁à ▁L isses ▁de ▁Lé vis ▁à ▁K enne bec ▁( l ater ▁the ▁Quebec ▁Central ▁Railway ) ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁president . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁council ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁but ▁res igned ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁council ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁at ▁Quebec . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Saint - Fran çois - de - la - Be au ce . ▁ ▁His ▁son ▁William - Hen ri - Br ou age ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁mayor ▁of ▁Saint - Fran çois - de - la - Be au ce . ▁His ▁daughter ▁Catherine - Lou ise - Jose ph te ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁wife ▁of ▁Richard ▁Alle yn , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Quebec ▁legisl ative ▁assembly . ▁His ▁brother ▁Charles - Jose ph ▁was ▁the ▁mayor ▁of ▁Saint - Fran çois - de - la - Be au ce ▁and ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁w arden