He was mayor of Bruay-en-Artois from 1879 to 1900 and general councillor of the Canton of Houdain.
He was made an officer of the Legion of Honour in 1897.
On 29 April 1900 he was elected to the Senate representing Pas-de-Calais, where he was associated with the Republican Union group.
He died in office in 1901.
One of his daughters, Mathilde, married Jules Elby, who succeeded his father-in-law at the Bruay Mining Company and in the Senate.