ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðɪ oʊhˈaɪoʊ sˈɛnət ænd fɔːɹ fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz wʌz wˈʌn ʌv ɪts lˈiːdɚz æz tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə dʒuːdˈɪʃɚɹi kəmˈɪɾi.
In 1862 he was elected to the Ohio Senate and for four years was one of its leaders as chairman of the judiciary committee.