 In 1823, he was a member of the New York State Assembly for Dutchess County, and was elected Speaker as a Democratic-Republican/Bucktail, with 117 votes out of 123.From 1826 to 1829, he was again a member of the State Senate (2nd D.), sitting in the 49th, 50th, 51st and 52nd New York State Legislatures.In 1828, when Lieutenant Governor Nathaniel Pitcher succeeded to the governorship after the death of Gov.