hiː wʌz kˈaʊnti dʒˈʌdʒ ɪn ˈʌlstɚ kˈaʊnti fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, ænd ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈeɪt sˈɛnət fˈoːɹtiːnθ dˈiː.ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən.
He was County Judge in Ulster County from 1864 to 1872, and a member of the New York State Senate (14th D.) in 1876 and 1877.