hiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈeɪt ɐsˈɛmbli fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, ænd ʌvðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈeɪt sˈɛnət fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1793–95, and of the New York State Senate from 1795 to 1804.