ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tʊ ɐ wˈʌnjˈɪɹ tˈɜːm ɪnðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈeɪt sˈɛnət wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː hiː mˈuːvd tə jˈuːɾɪkə.
In 1822 he was elected to a one-year term in the New York State Senate (1823), and in 1823 he moved to Utica.