ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ɐ wˈɪɡ tə ðə θˈɜːɾisˈɛkənd kˈɑːŋɡɹəs baɪ tˌɛnəsˈiːz ˈeɪtθ kəŋɡɹˈɛʃənəl dˈɪstɹɪkt, ænd tə ðə θˈɜːɾiθˈɜːd kˈɑːŋɡɹəs baɪ tˌɛnəsˈiːz fˈoːɹθ kəŋɡɹˈɛʃənəl dˈɪstɹɪkt, hiː sˈɜːvd fɹʌm mˈɑːɹtʃ fˈoːɹ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn, tə mˈɑːɹtʃ θɹˈiː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv.
Elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress by Tennessee's 8th congressional district, and to the Thirty-third Congress by Tennessee's 4th congressional district, he served from March 4, 1851, to March 3, 1855.