ɪnðə lˈeɪt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z, hiː səksˈɛsfəli ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ðə nˈuːli fˈɔːɹmd hˈæŋkɑːk kˈaʊnti ɪn ɐ lˈɔːsuːt ðæt ɐtˈɛmptᵻd tə θwˈɔːɹt ðə kˈaʊntiz kɹiːˈeɪʃən, ænd ðə nˈuː kˈaʊnti ˈɑːnɚd hˌɪm baɪ nˈeɪmɪŋ ɪts kˈaʊnti sˈiːt snˈiːdvɪl.
In the late 1840s, he successfully represented the newly formed Hancock County in a lawsuit that attempted to thwart the county's creation, and the new county honored him by naming its county seat Sneedville.