ɪn sˈʌbsᵻkwənt jˈɪɹz, hiː wʌz ˈæktɪv æt ðə mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl lˈɛvəl ɪn hˈæmblən kˈaʊnti, wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti, ænd ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd hɪz spɹˈɪŋveɪl fˈɑːɹm ænd mˈɔːɹɪstˌaʊn.
In subsequent years, he was active at the municipal level in Hamblen County, which had been created in 1870, and included his Springvale Farm and Morristown.