pəlˈɪɾɪkli ˈæktɪv, hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tə ðə pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə pɹəvˈɪnʃəl kˈaʊnsəl fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ tʊ ˈækt æz ɐn ɐdvˈaɪzɚ tə ðə ɡˈʌvɚnɚ ðə kˈaʊnsəl wʌz sˈɪmɪlɚ tə ðə kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ɡˈʌvɚnɚz kˈæbᵻnət.
Politically active, he was appointed to the Pennsylvania Provincial Council from 1704 to act as an adviser to the governor (the council was similar to the contemporary governor's cabinet).