æz ɐ lˈɛdʒɪslˌeɪɾɚ, hiː bˈækt ðə pˈɛnʃən bˈɪl wˌɪtʃ ɡˈeɪv stˈeɪt fˈʌndz tə vˈɛɾɚɹənz ʌvðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ fɹʌm pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə.
As a legislator, he backed the Pension Bill which gave state funds to veterans of the Civil War from Pennsylvania.