hiː wʌzðə sˈɛkənd ɐtˈɜːni dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ʌvðə mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt ænd ðə fˈɜːst tʃˈiːf dʒˈʌstɪs ʌvðə stˈeɪt suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt, sˈɜːvɪŋ fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv.
He was the second attorney general of the Minnesota Territory from 1853 to 1858 and the first chief justice of the state supreme court, serving from 1858 to 1865.