hɪz fˈɑːðɚ wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl kənvˈɛnʃən ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, dʒˈʌdʒ ʌv ɹˈɛnsɪlˌɛɹ kˈaʊnti ænd mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈeɪt sˈɛnət.
His father was a member of Constitutional Convention of 1787, judge of Rensselaer County and member of the New York State Senate.