hiː kəntˈɛstᵻd ðɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃən ʌv wˈɪljəm dʒˈeɪ. smˈɪθ tə ðə fˈɔːɹɾifˈɜːst kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, bˌʌt wˌaɪl ˌɔn hɪz wˈeɪ tə wˈɑːʃɪŋtən tə pɹˈɑːsɪkjˌuːt ðə kˈɑːntɛst, hiː dˈaɪd ɪn lˈɪntʃbɜːɡ, vɜːdʒˈɪniə ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ sˈɪks, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti.
He contested the election of William J. Smith to the Forty-first Congress, but while on his way to Washington to prosecute the contest, he died in Lynchburg, Virginia on March 6, 1870.