hiː wʌz ɐn ˈɔːldɚmən, kˈaʊnti sˈuːpɚvˌaɪzɚ, sˈɜːvd ɪnðə fˈɜːst wɪskˈɑːnsɪn kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl kənvˈɛnʃən ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks, ænd sˈɜːvd æz mˈeɪɚɹ ʌv mɪlwˈɔːkiː ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː.
He was an alderman, county supervisor, served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846, and served as mayor of Milwaukee in 1862.