dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə θˈɜːɾiθˈɜːd kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, hiː wʌzðə tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts hˈaʊs kəmˈɪɾi ˌɔn pˈɛnʃənz ænd ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌɛɹi wˈɔːɹ klˈeɪmz.
During the Thirty-third Congress, he was the chairman of the United States House Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary War Claims.