hiː sˈɜːvd ɪn mˈoʊst əv ðə lˈoʊkəl mˈaɪnɚɹ ˈɑːfɪsᵻz ænd ðˈɛn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn æz mɑːntɡˈɑːmɚɹi kˈaʊnti kəmˈɪʃənɚɹ ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː.
He served in most of the local minor offices and then in 1859 as Montgomery County Commissioner until 1862.