hiː wʌz tʃˈoʊzən pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈeɪt mˈɛdɪkəl səsˈaɪəɾi ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn, ænd bɪkˌeɪm ɐ mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ʌvðə stˈeɪt lˈuːnətˌɪk ɐsˈaɪləm bᵻfˌoːɹ bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə bˈoːɹd ʌv mˈænɪdʒɚz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ.
He was chosen president of the New York State Medical Society in 1829, and became a manager of the state lunatic asylum before becoming president of the Board of Managers in 1854.