hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ɐ wˈɪɡ tə ðə pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz ænd sˈɜːvd fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː ænd fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn.
He was elected as a Whig to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and served from 1850 to 1852 and from 1860 to 1861.