hiː wʌz kəmˈɪʃənd baɪ ɡˈʌvɚnɚ wˈɪljəm ɡˈænəwˌeɪ bɹˈaʊnloʊ æz wˈʌn ʌvðə tʃˈænsɛlɚz ʌv tˌɛnəsˈiː ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv bˌʌt dᵻklˈaɪnd tə kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪ.
He was commissioned by Governor William Gannaway Brownlow as one of the chancellors of Tennessee in 1865 but declined to qualify.