▁York , ▁early ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Ro chester , ▁New ▁York ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁Mon roe ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁and ▁ 1 8 3 0 . ▁ ▁Wh itt les ey ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁an ▁Anti - M ason ic ▁candidate ▁to ▁the ▁Tw enty - second ▁and ▁Tw enty - third ▁Congress es ▁( M arch ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁– ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 3 5 ). ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Exp end it ures ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁War ▁( Tw enty - third ▁Congress ) ▁before ▁res uming ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law . ▁Wh itt les ey ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁City ▁Att orney ▁of ▁Ro chester ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁and ▁as ▁vice ▁ch an cell or ▁of ▁the ▁e ighth ▁jud icial ▁district ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 – 1 8 4 7 . ▁He ▁became ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁supre me ▁court ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁law ▁at ▁Gen ese e ▁College ▁( now ▁Sy rac use ▁University ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ro chester . ▁He ▁died ▁of ▁ty ph us ▁fe ver ▁in ▁Ro chester , ▁New ▁York