hiː ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ɪn mˈɜːkɐntˌaɪl ænd lˈʌmbɚɹɪŋ pɚsˈuːts ænd wʌzðə tɹˈɛʒɚɹɚɹ ʌv klˈɪɹfiːld kˈaʊnti fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi.
He engaged in mercantile and lumbering pursuits and was the treasurer of Clearfield County from 1828 to 1830.