ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ɐ dʒæksˈoʊniən tə ðə twˈɛnti sˈɛkənd kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, bˈɪɹdsli wʌz jˈuː. ˈɛs. ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv fɚðə fˈoːɹtiːnθ dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv nˈuː jˈɔːɹk fɹʌm mˈɑːɹtʃ fˈoːɹ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn, tə mˈɑːɹtʃ θɹˈiː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː.
Elected as a Jacksonian to the 22nd Congress, Beardsley was U. S. Representative for the fourteenth district of New York from March 4, 1831, to March 3, 1833.