hiː wˈɜːkt æz ɐn ɐpɹˈɛntɪs æt ðə bɹˈɑːkvɪl ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɚ wˌaɪl jˈʌŋɡɚ, ˈɑːɹɾɪkəld ɪn lˈɔː, wʌz kˈɔːld tə ðə bˈɑːɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ ænd sˈɛt ˌʌp pɹˈæktɪs ɪn bɹˈɑːkvɪl.
He worked as an apprentice at the Brockville Recorder while younger, articled in law, was called to the bar in 1864 and set up practice in Brockville.