ɐ sˈʌðɚn jˈuːniənˌɪst, hiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə dʒˈɛfɚsən kˈaʊnti dˌɛlɪɡˈeɪʃən æt ðə pɹˈoʊjˈuːniən ˈiːst tˌɛnəsˈiː kənvˈɛnʃən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn.
A Southern Unionist, he was a member of the Jefferson County delegation at the pro-Union East Tennessee Convention in 1861.