 He was a governor of the Collegiate School of St Peter, one of the original governors of the State Library of South Australia, a founder and vice-president of the Acclimatization Society, on the board of the Adelaide Botanic Garden, and was chairman of the Adelaide Hospital 1870–1886.He was a member of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society and its president from 1849 to 1850.He was also secretary of the medical board for over 40 years.