hiː wʌz fˈɜːst sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌvðə dʒˈɛfɚsən kˈaʊnti ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl səsˈaɪəɾi ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌv wˈɔːɾɚtˌaʊn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti, ænd wʌzɐ dˈɛlɪɡˌeɪt tə ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈeɪt kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl kənvˈɛnʃən ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn.
He was First Secretary of the Jefferson County Agricultural Society in 1817, President of the Village of Watertown in 1820, and was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821.