enty - third ▁Congress es ▁and ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁Wh ig ▁candidate ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁to ▁the ▁Tw enty - four th ▁Congress . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁high ▁sh er iff ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁until ▁at ▁le ase ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁and ▁survey or ▁of ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁He ▁dis cont in ued ▁active ▁purs uits ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁and ▁lived ▁in ▁ret irement ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁He ▁is ▁inter red ▁in ▁Christ ▁Church ▁Bur ial ▁Gr ound ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁The ▁Political ▁Gra vey ard ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : American ▁army ▁personnel ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁Philadelphia ▁Category : Pr inc eton ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁al umn i ▁Category : 1 7 9 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 6 1 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians ▁Category : B ur ial s ▁at ▁Christ ▁Church , ▁Philadelphia ▁Category : P en nsylvan