ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf æz ɐ kˈændᵻdˌeɪt ɪnðə pɹəvˈɪnʃəl lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚɹ ɪn ˈɔːlmoʊst ˈɛvɹi dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv, hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd ˈoʊnli wˈʌns ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn.
Although he presented himself as a candidate in the provincial legislature in almost every general election from 1854 to 1875, he was elected only once in 1871.