hiː wʌz juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ɐtˈɜːni fɚðə sˈʌðɚn dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv nˈuː jˈɔːɹk fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv; ænd wʌz nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ɐtˈɜːni dʒˈɛnɚɹəl fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv, ᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɔnðə wˈɪɡ tˈɪkɪt æt ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈeɪt ᵻlˈɛkʃən, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː.
He was United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1841 to 1845; and was New York Attorney General from 1854 to 1855, elected on the Whig ticket at the New York state election, 1853.