 In 1862 was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 2nd congressional district to the 38th United States Congress and was re-elected to the 39th and 40th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1863 to March 3, 1869.He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy (Fortieth Congress).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1868.