den ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁he ▁married ▁Su z anna ▁Mar vin . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Assembly ▁( C att ar aug us , ▁Ch aut au qua ▁and ▁Ni ag ara ▁Co .) ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁During ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁Wal den ▁le ased ▁land ▁to ▁the ▁Federal ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁Bar ra cks ▁are ▁ere cted . ▁The ▁front ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁bar ra cks ▁later ▁became ▁what ▁is ▁the ▁The odore ▁Ro ose vel t ▁In aug ural ▁National ▁Historic ▁Site . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁who ▁stayed ▁behind ▁during ▁the ▁burning ▁of ▁Buff alo ▁and ▁trying ▁to ▁save ▁as ▁many ▁lives ▁as ▁possible . ▁ ▁Wal den ' s ▁home ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁General ▁Win field ▁Scott ▁as ▁his ▁headquarters . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁ere cted ▁the ▁first ▁brick ▁dwell ing ▁in ▁Buff alo . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁original ▁trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Buff alo ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁Har bor ▁Company , ▁which ▁improved ▁Buff alo ' s ▁har bor ▁to ▁attract ▁the ▁village ▁as ▁the ▁western ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁Er ie ▁Canal . ▁ ▁Wal den ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁judge ▁of ▁Er ie ▁County ▁Court ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁position ▁for ▁five ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁president ial ▁elect or ▁in