hiː sˈɜːvd mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə luːˌiːzɪˈænə hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, ðˈɛn ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ɐ wˈɪɡ tə ðə θˈɜːɾisˈɛkənd kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, sˈɜːvɪŋ fɹʌm mˈɑːɹtʃ fˈoːɹ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn, tə mˈɑːɹtʃ θɹˈiː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː.
He served member of the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1840, then elected as a Whig to the  Thirty-second  Congress, serving from March 4, 1851, to March 3, 1853.