ɐn ˈɑːɹdənt səpˈoːɹɾɚɹ ʌv stˈeɪts ɹˈaɪts, hiː wʌzðə dˈɛlɪɡˌeɪt fɹʌm ɡɹˈiːnzvɪl ænd sˈʌsɪks kˈaʊntiz tə ðə vɜːdʒˈɪniə sɛsˈɛʃən kənvˈɛnʃən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn.
An ardent supporter of states rights, he was the delegate from Greensville and Sussex counties to the Virginia secession convention in 1861.