hiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌv fˈɪftiːn lˈɛdʒɪslˌeɪɾɚz tə vˈoʊt ɐɡˈɛnst ðə stˈeɪtz mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɐlˈaɪnmənt wɪððə kənfˈɛdɚɹət stˈeɪts ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkə ɪn mˈeɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn.
He was one of fifteen legislators to vote against the state's military alignment with the Confederate States of America in May 1861.