hiː sˈɜːvd æz tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts hˈaʊs kəmˈɪɾi ˌɔn fˈɔːɹən ɐfˈɛɹz fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛkənd juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts hˈaʊs kəmˈɪɾi ˌɔn pˈæʔn̩ts fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛkənd kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, ænd juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts hˈaʊs kəmˈɪɾi ˌɔn pɹˈaɪvət lˈænd klˈeɪmz fˈoːɹɾi θˈɜːd juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˈɑːŋɡɹəs.
He served as Chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs (42nd United States Congress), United States House Committee on Patents (42nd Congress), and United States House Committee on Private Land Claims (43rd United States Congress).