Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A shekara ta 1816, an zabe shi a matsayin mai ba da kudi na farko na ƙauyen Buffalo, sa'an nan kuma an zabe shi mai kula da Buffalo a 1823, 1825, da 1827. An zabe shi magajin gari ta majalisar Common kuma ya karbi ofishin magajin gari a ranar 14 ga Maris, 1837. A lokacin mulkinsa, an kirkiro sabbin mukamai da yawa tare da garin, gami da mai kula da makarantu da ofishin 'yan sanda. Har ila yau, a lokacin da yake takaice, ƙungiyar juyin juya halin Kanada, ko "
Yaƙin Ƙasar" ya haifar da tashin hankali a cikin birni wanda ya zama da wuya a kiyaye tsari. A ranar 17 ga Yuni, 1837 ya yi izinin barin aiki kuma ya yi murabus a matsayin magajin gari a ranar 21 ga Disamba, 1837. Majalisar ta nada Alderman Pierre A. Barker a matsayin magajin gari "pro-tem".