dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə twˈɛnti θˈɜːd ænd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹθ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˈɑːŋɡɹəsᵻz bˈɪɹdsli sˈɜːvd æz jˈuː.ˈɛs. ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv fɚðə sˈɛvəntˌiːnθ dˈɪstɹɪkt fɹʌm mˈɑːɹtʃ fˈoːɹ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː, tə mˈɑːɹtʃ twˈɛnti nˈaɪn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks, wˌɛn hiː ɹɪzˈaɪnd.
During the 23rd and 24th United States Congresses Beardsley served as U.S. Representative for the seventeenth district from March 4, 1833, to March 29, 1836, when he resigned.