 He was a member of the Executive Council of Maine in 1874 before being elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1876, where he served from 1877 to 1883, but he was not a candidate for renomination in 1882.Afterwards, he resumed practicing law, and he continued practicing until his death in Norridgewock on April 26, 1884.He was interred in River View Cemetery in Norridgewock.