fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən, hiː sˈɜːvd æz nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈeɪt ɐtˈɜːni dʒˈɛnɚɹəl, ðə lˈæst hˈoʊldɚɹ ʌv ðæt ˈɑːfɪs ᵻlˈɛktᵻd baɪ dʒˈɔɪnt bˈælət ʌvðɪ ɐsˈɛmbli ænd sˈɛnət, ˌʌndɚ ðə pɹəvˈɪʒənz ʌvðə stˈeɪt kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn.
From 1845 to 1847, he served as New York State Attorney General, the last holder of that office elected by joint ballot of the Assembly and Senate, under the provisions of the state Constitution of 1821.