hiː kwˈɪkli bɪkˌeɪm ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪnðə sˈɪɾiz pˈɑːlətˌɪks, ɡˌɛɾɪŋ ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðə mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl kˈaʊnsəl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ ænd bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ wˈʌn ʌvðə sˈɪɾiz ˈɔːldɚmˌɛn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən.
He quickly became involved in the city's politics, getting elected to the municipal council in 1864 and becoming one of the city's aldermen in 1867.