He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Lockport in 1822. He was a member from Niagara County of the
New York State Assembly and a
presidential elector in 1836. He was the Secretary of the New York Electoral College, and cast his vote for
Martin Van Buren like all the New York electors. He was a delegate to the
New York State Constitutional Convention of 1846. He was First Judge and
Surrogate of the Niagara County Court from July 1847 to December 1851. He was a
Canal Commissioner from 1859 to 1861, elected on the
Republican ticket. ==Sources==