hiː wʌzðə fˈoːɹtiːnθ mˈeɪɚɹ ʌv mɪlwˈɔːkiː, wɪskˈɑːnsɪn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː ænd ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd sˈʌðɚn mɪlwˈɔːkiː kˈaʊnti ɪnðə wɪskˈɑːnsɪn stˈeɪt ɐsˈɛmbli dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst wɪskˈɑːnsɪn lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt.
He was the 14th mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, (1862) and represented southern Milwaukee County in the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1st Wisconsin Legislature (1848).