1877—Elected to Commons for Drummond and Arthabaska.
1877—Sworn in as Privy Councillor and appointed Minister of Inland Revenue in the Mackenzie Cabinet, but was defeated in the bye-election.
1877—Elected to House of Commons for Quebec East.
1880—Made Queen’s Counsel.
1887—Elected leader of the Liberal Party.
1889—Bâtonnier of the Bar (Arthabaska).
1889—Spoke in Toronto for the first time.
1896—Came into power as Premier of Canada.
1897—Established the British Preference. Knighted at Queen Victoria’s Jubilee. Visited Washington in the interests of seal fisheries and better trade relations.
1898—Member of Joint High Commission to Consider Trade with Britain and U. S.