Sentence 1: A Methodist , he was the first non-conformist to serve as Attorney-General or as a judge in Fredericton . He died in New Brunswick in 1878 .
Sentence 2: As a methodist , he was the first non-conformist to serve as attorney-general or judge in Fredericton and died in New Brunswick in 1878 .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?