hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd pˈoʊstmæstɚɹ ʌv tˈeɪlɚzvˌɪl baɪ pɹˈɛzɪdənt mˈɪlɑːɹd fˈɪlmoːɹ, ænd wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tʊ ɐ kˈaʊnti dʒˈʌdʒʃɪp ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv.
He was appointed postmaster of Taylorsville by President Millard Fillmore, and was elected to a county judgeship in 1855.