hiː ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ˈɛldʒɪn wˈɛst ɪnðə lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv ɐsˈɛmbli ʌv ɑːntˈæɹɪˌoʊ æz ɐ lˈɪbɚɹəl mˈɛmbɚ fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt.
He represented Elgin West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1871 to 1878.