hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðə twˈɛnti fˈɜːst juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, sˈɜːvɪŋ fɹʌm mˈɑːɹtʃ fˈoːɹ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn, tə mˈɑːɹtʃ θɹˈiː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn; dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, hiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə kəmˈɪɾi ˌɔn ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚ.
He was elected to the 21st United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1829, to March 3, 1831; during this Congress, he was a member of the Committee on Agriculture.